Katy Faust and Stacy Manning’s book, Them Before Us, reverses the usual adult-centric conversation about marriage, family, surrogacy, adoption, reproductive technology, divorce, same-sex parenting, cohabitation and even polygamy by considering these issues from the child’s perspective and rights.

Troy Bell the Independent member for Mt Gambier has tabled a motion in the Lower House which calls for the removal of barriers to adoption so that more SA children could be placed in permanent homes rather than in foster care.

The Victorian Law Reform Commission is currently reviewing the Adoption Act 1984 and the Adoption Regulations 2008 with a view to reporting by 28 February 2017.

The Australian Christian Lobby has urged South Australian Upper House parliamentarians to reject a bill that intentionally removes the right of children to know the love and care of a mother and father. 

In a concerning move, late last night the Queensland Government rushed divisive legislation through Parliament taking away the rights of adopted children, wherever possible, to have both a mother and a father, according to the Australian Christian Lobby.