NSW government lets one child die every three days

Newspaper starts FREE petition to save kids' lives

Thursday 29 November 2007
Sydney's The Daily Telegraph has taken a stand on behalf of all children whose lives are being put at risk by the inaction of the NSW Department of Community Services.

The newspaper is calling for a Royal Commission into the organisation in a bid to finally end the shameful legacy that has resulted in one child known to DOCS dying every three days.

Please consider joining the campaign to protect the most vulnerable in our community by adding your name to the petition.

The Daily Telegraph belives that: "Together we can force the Iemma Government to address DOCs' incompetence."

Signing petition is FREE!

The link below will take you to the petition website. Do not be put off by the request for a donation. It is an option only. You need not contribute anything at all to have your signature accepted.

PETITION WEBSITE
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/campaigntofixdocs/?e

Children have rights

Australian children have rights which are set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

On 16 January 1991 Australia signed the document but the United Kingdom did not do so until 1992.

Family Law

Many clear requirements outlined in the Family Law document, Guidelines for Child Representatives are routinely ignored by some lawyers and courts in Australia.

The result of this is that children caught up in messy divorce fights become Custody Kids. This means that the court gives the children to one parent only.

The court's own documents say that the best thing for children must be done. Also, children are allowed to know what is going on and to say what they want.

Very often this does not happen. Custody Kids get given to either mom or dad as a sort of a prize. They want to see both parents but find that they can't.

Change Family Law

Ed Dabrowsky, National Director of both the Children's Rights Council and the Shared Parenting Council of Australia states boldly :

"It's time the law was changed to affirm EQUAL PARENTING TIME after separation and divorce.

"We need to get rid of the adversarial court that drives parents into despair, sickness and suicide.

"This system that says from the outset that children of split families can only have one parent, is fundamentally flawed and evil in its construction - I will work to end it, to close down the Family Court once and for all.

"I want to expose those judges and officials harming children and loving mums and dads, until we are rid of the rot and decay and families can laugh and be free again."