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Aboriginal Child Placement Principle
By the 1970 all the states had put a stop to the removing of half aboriginal half Torres Strait islanders from their families.
The first Aboriginal Corporation for finding and tracing their family is established in NSW. It provides family tracing, reunion and support services for removed children and their families.

The Aboriginal Child Placement Principle is introduced in the Northern Territory, aiming to ensure that Indigenous children are placed with Indigenous families when adoption or fostering is necessary.

This policy was introduced in NSW (1987), Victoria (1989), South Australia (1993), Queensland and the ACT (1999), Tasmania (2000) and Western Australia (2006).

The 'Going Home Conference' in Darwin brings over 600 Aboriginal people
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