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Crime and courts / Queensland

'Landmark' child safety racial discrimination class actions to be discontinued

ABC News
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A class action accusing Queensland's child safety department of discriminating against First Nations families is set to be discontinued in the federal court after losing funding.

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Queensland grandmother Cindy says her grandchildren were removed from her care in an act of discrimination by the state's child safety department.
Queensland grandmother Cindy says her grandchildren were removed from her care in an act of discrimination by the state's child safety department.

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