Reports more than a dozen children, including some as young as five, had been living unsupervised in conditions in a town fuelled by resource-sector wealth have prompted WA's Children's Commissioner to declare the safety nets to protect children are "failing".
The saga has prompted Children's Commissioner Jacqueline McGowan-Jones to declare the system created to protect vulnerable young people is "failing many children".
Housing Minister John Carey today rejected accusations state agencies only addressed child protection issues in the Pilbara after they were highlighted in the media.
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said police would always respond to reports of crime, disturbance and welfare concerns, but cannot be expected to care for neglected children.
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It is not whether she visited the house itself but she said she had visited the street twice. Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas said the minister must explain when the department found out about the Hedland situation, and what actions were undertaken.
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Reports more than a dozen children, including some as young as five, had been living unsupervised in conditions in a town fuelled by resource-sector wealth have prompted WA's Children's Commissioner to declare the safety nets to protect children are "failing".
In a report by The Australian newspaper that has since been contested by the state government, the children had been living in a state-owned house in South Hedland, where the average weekly income is almost double the Australian average due to the wider region's large mining operations.
Child Protection Minister Jessica Stojkovski flew to the Pilbara on Monday to meet with representatives from police, sector partners and government departments.
The saga has prompted Children's Commissioner Jacqueline McGowan-Jones to declare the system created to protect vulnerable young people is "failing many children".
Dr McGowan-Jones accepted parents must be expected to care for their children, but said more drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities were necessary for a "whole-of-system approach".
Housing Minister John Carey today rejected accusations state agencies only addressed child protection issues in the Pilbara after they were highlighted in the media.
Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Ms Stojkovski also contested reports the children were "regularly unsupervised".
Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas said the minister must explain when the department found out about the Hedland situation, and what actions were undertaken, while the WA Greens are calling for Labor to convene an urgent roundtable on child safety.
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said police would always respond to reports of crime, disturbance and welfare concerns, but cannot be expected to care for neglected children.
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