Department says only about 40% of notifications regarding First Nations people qualify for investigation
About 60% of child protection notifications for Victorian First Nations families are unsubstantiated, with the state’s department of families acknowledging racism is a contributing factor in some reports.
Pressed by commissioner, Kevin Bell, on whether discrimination and stigma were contributing to the unsubstantiated reports, Alisandratos said: “I would accept that.” Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Alisandratos also said each child protection worker in the department was juggling between 16 and 18 cases – a number he conceded was too high.
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