17 NOVEMBER 2020
Adoption is a process already encumbered with stress and uncertainty, yet the Labor Government is adding to it by failing to address the recommendations from the Statutory Review of the Adoption Act.
15 september 2020
“If the McGowan Government were serious about child protection, they would get on with the task of amending this legislation so that it is unambiguous and in line with nearly every other Australian State.”
9 SEPTEMBER 2020
Recent answers to parliamentary questions have revealed that the Labor Government has done nothing to address the automatic cessation of support payments to a foster carer the moment a child in their care turns 18.
1 August 2020
Shadow Minister for Child Protection Hon Nick Goiran MLC has repeatedly called for answers, so why does the Labor Government continue to allow perpetrators of child sexual abuse to attend school with their victims?
23 July 2020
Despite being told at Annual Report Hearings in 2018 that the 10-year family and domestic violence strategy would be completed by August 2019, it was only released yesterday by the McGowan Government. Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, Hon Nick Goiran MLC calls for real action.
15 July 2020
The Auditor General’s Report found that none of the three government departments being investigated, complied with their Working with Children Check requirements. Shadow Minister for Child Protection, Hon Nick Goiran MLC is calling for the dis-aggregation of the Department of Child Protection from the Department of Communities.
26 June 2020
Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, Hon Nick Goiran MLC calls on the McGowan Government to get serious about Elder Abuse Law Reform.