NSW to review child protection screening algorithm over concerns about racial bias
The Guardian - 2024-04-07T15:00:08.000Z

Families minister says system is ‘not delivering the outcomes we want to see’ as almost 50% of children in care in NSW are Aboriginal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government will review a child protection tool that disproportionately affects Aboriginal children – and that has not been updated in the state for more than a decade.The controversial system known as “structured...

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