Queensland Government Faces Class Action Over Treatment of Indigenous Children

Indigenous families are taking legal action over past governmental conduct.

Local children play stick ball on a street in Aurukun, far North Queensland, Cape York, on July 19, 2022. AAP Image/Jono Searle

The Queensland government will face two class action lawsuits for failing to reunite Indigenous families affected by child protection laws.

The lawsuits, led by Cairns-based English Bottoms Lawyers’ Jerry Tucker, accuse the government of failing to support Aboriginal children in learning and practising their culture, language or connection to the country.