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Aboriginal child moved 1,700km from remote NT community should be returned, family court rules

The Guardian · · 859 words · By Nino Bucci
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“An Aboriginal child who was moved 1,700km from his remote Northern Territory community should be returned to ensure he can experience his culture, the family court has found.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA) is Australian federal government legislation that provides the basis upon which Aboriginal Australian people in the Northern Territory c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Land_Rights_Act_197…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an Australian internal territory in the central and central-norther…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Northern Territory Aboriginals Act 1910 was an Act of the South Australian parliament (Act no. 1024/1910), assented to on 7 December 1910. The long name of the Act was "An Act to make Provision fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory_Aboriginals…
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“The boy, known as X in the court proceedings, was born in 2016, when his mother was in prison.”
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“X lives in Western Australia with a woman known as Ms Hronn, who has cared for him for several years.”
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“The child’s grandfather claimed X was stolen by 'a white government worker'.”
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“The name of the town where he lives and the remote community where he used to live were redacted from court documents.”
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“In April 2018, the NT department of children and families placed X in the care of his grandmother, Ms V in Town N.”
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“Hronn had lived in Town N since November 2015, and told the court the grandmother asked her to look after X.”
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“By 2022, he was living with her permanently, Hronn told the court. She took X to live with her in WA, in a place known as Town C.”
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“When his grandmother died in August 2023, her husband asked Hronn to return with X for the funeral. She refused, saying he did not want to go.”
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“His grandfather, an elder, started court proceedings seeking parenting orders in May 2024. He later discontinued his involvement in seeking orders in the case, but gave evidence supporting the orders sought by Tracey.”
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“Justice Richard Schonell, of the federal circuit and family court of Australia, ruled in November last year that X should be returned to his country.”
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“Hronn had argued that 'it was utterly unsafe for [X] to return to [Town D] where it is alleged that he was sexually and physically abused, and subject to neglect and family violence'.”
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“Three judges of the appellate division disagreed, saying Schonell’s reasons were 'detailed and nuanced'.”
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