More than 800 Aboriginal children could be adopted under NSW law change

Proposal will create another stolen generation, Indigenous activists warn

More than 800 Aboriginal children in New South Wales could be adopted without parental consent if controversial changes to the state’s child protection legislation go ahead.

The Department of Family and Community Services has confirmed that between 810 and 815 Aboriginal children are on guardianship orders, which could be converted to open adoptions under the Berejiklian government’s planned changes to the system.

Related: March for makarrata: NSW Aboriginal groups unite to demand a 'new agenda'

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