SNAICC-National Voice for our Children

23/08/2026

The SNAICC team were in Katherine yarning with local ACCOs about strengthening the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and family sector in the NT.

Conversations like these are how we build a sector that's truly led by and for community.

21/08/2026

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress in Mparntwe/Alice Springs was founded by community, for community 50 years ago. Since then, life expectancy for Aboriginal men and women in the region has continued to grow.

This is what happens when Aboriginal health stays in Aboriginal hands.

While the life expectancy of Indigenous people in remote communities has improved, Aboriginal health groups are telling the federal and Northern Territory governments a lot more work is still needed to close the gap.

21/08/2026

📝 Have your say on Aboriginal Family-Led Decision Making (AFLDM)!

We’re inviting Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, Peak Bodies, and Aboriginal-led services to share their insights in a national survey exploring the implementation, outcomes, and value of AFLDM across Australia.

Your input will help:

👉 Identify best practice approaches
👉 Strengthen evidence for Aboriginal-led child & family services
👉 Inform national advocacy and reform priorities
👉 Support long-term, culturally governed investment

Your voice matters - help shape the future of AFLDM.

Take the survey now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7Q5XW8

19/08/2026

The 15% pay rise already received by early childhood educators is being continued and locked in. 🎉

Early childhood educators do some of the most important work in the country - and for our mob in ACCOs, it carries even more weight. They're not just teaching our young ones, they're passing on culture, language and connection to Country.

18/08/2026

Have you listened to the latest episode of SNAICC Yarns yet? 👀🎙️

This year's Children's Day Ambassador, Marlee Silva, joins SNAICC's Media Manager Charlie Bowcock, for a big conversation about our kids - what Marlee's hopes are for the next generation and what it's like doing the work she does in the media.

She want's our kids to dream big, speak up, express themselves and never feel afraid to be exactly who they are.

Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧

18/08/2026

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face racism online that's widespread and rarely met with any accountability.

Following last week's final hearings for the Parliamentary Inquiry into Racism, Hate and Violence, our CEO Catherine Liddle speaks about the accountability still needed to keep our people safe online and who this responsibility should sit with.

17/08/2026

Huge wins over the weekend at the NAIDOC Awards in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. 🎉

Aunty Pat Turner was named 2026 NAIDOC Person of the Year - recognising five decades of championing our rights, self-determination and community control, including her work on the Closing the Gap Agreement.

The Murri School took home the Education Award, celebrating almost 40 years of community-controlled education, designed by community, for community.

Big congratulations to both Aunty Pat Turner and The Murri School. 👏

14/08/2026

Every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child deserves to grow up wrapped in culture, strong in who they are and celebrated. That's what Children's Day is all about.

This day belongs to them, a chance to tell their own stories, in their own voices, surrounded by culture, family and Country. 🖤💛❤️

SNAICC CEO Catherine Liddle said the national Children’s Day was a chance to celebrate their voices. Credit: SNAICC

14/08/2026

The Mparntwe/Alice Springs community came together today to celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day! 🖤💛❤️

Good food, deadly performances, and community wrapped around each other celebrating our young ones.

Thank you Congress for putting together this amazing event.