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He hopes to contribute to a national drop in numbers in line with the revamped Closing the Gap agreement, unveiled in July, which included a new target to reduce the national over-representation of Indigenous children in state care by 45 per cent by 2031 – or 5 per cent each year.
“I see this role, hopefully, being part of this reform and resetting the relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people so the Aboriginal community has more control over its destiny,” he said.
But there are concerns the deputy guardian role may fall short of the “urgent systemic reforms” that…
