First Nations child protection recommendation
David questions Minister for Children over Yoorrook recommendation for pre‑birth notification, culturally safe support and access to legal services.
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First Nations child protection
David asks about First Nations children in out-of-home care, highlighting recommendations made by the Yoorrook Justice Commision
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Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Stability) Bill 2025
David supports family reunification reforms, but calls for fairer reunification timeframes and reforms to reduce Aboriginal child removals.
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Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025
David criticises resource gaps and accountability issues in Victoria’s ‘Stable and Strong Families’ child protection reform.
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Terrorism (Community Protection) and Control of Weapons Amendment Bill 2024
David speaks against the Terrorism (Community Protection) and Control of Weapons Amendment Bill, raising concerns it will give police excessive and unnecessary powers
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Aboriginal children in care
David calls for the Government to transfer decision-making power, authority, control and resources to First Peoples for children in out-of-home care.
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Criminalisation of youth in care
David asks the Minister for Children about government efforts to reduce the over-criminalisation of young people in residential care.
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Youth Justice Bill 2024
David spoke on the Youth Justice Bill and the concerns of the multiple stakeholders. He raised the need to focus on prevention, services and the needs of groups overrepresented in statistics.
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Pay kinship carers more
David Ettershank asked a question of the minister for children about the needs to pay Kinship carers more.
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Regulating opening hours for pokie venues
David raised a question for the Minister for Gaming, with a view that hours for gaming venues in Brimbank could be streamlined and standardised to reduce the risk for problem gamblers.
