Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.
Academic and grey literature review conducted on: key issues; principles and desired outcomes; recent historical programs and policies; program and policy recommendations; and international program and policy examples. Options were then examined to determine whether they aligned with principles and desired outcomes, as well as feasibility and viability in current social context.
Inquiry responds to the government's failure to adequately address recommendations in Bringing them home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From the Families.