For years we have reported about the ongoing system of child trafficking within Australia, implemented through the child protection framework. The removal of children from their families is not an isolated flaw in the system; it is a deliberate, financially motivated operation that sustains a multi-billion dollar industry profiting from vulnerable children.
1. Child Trafficking Defined
In Australia, child trafficking involves the removal of children from their families through deception, coercion, or force, under the false pretense of protection. These removals are monetised. Each child is treated as a financial asset, with governments allocating between $100,000 and $450,000 per child per year, depending on classification. The more children in Out-of-Home Care (OOHC), the more funding flows through the system.
2. Scope of the Trafficking System
There are currently over 60,000 children in OOHC across the country. This figure is growing faster than the population, reflecting a systemic incentive to remove children unnecessarily. Removals directly benefit a wide network of stakeholders including social workers, case managers, lawyers, magistrates, foster care organisations, and psychological service providers. Each stakeholder receives funding, salaries, or fees based on the volume of children under state control.
3. Institutional Failures and Court Involvement
The Family Court and Children’s Courts are integral parts of this trafficking model. The Family Court frequently rules against protective parents, even in the face of clear evidence of abuse, awarding custody to abusers or to the state. Children’s Courts operate in complete secrecy, preventing public accountability. The courts often dismiss child abuse disclosures, discredit protective parents, and issue permanent separation orders with no external review.
These actions are not aberrations. They are standard practice. Courts routinely suppress evidence, ignore expert testimony, and overrule protective agencies or police substantiations. Court-appointed professionals frequently act in alignment with departmental goals, not the child’s interests.
4. Financial Framework and Incentives
The child protection economy is financially structured to reward removals. Every child in OOHC generates consistent revenue across multiple departments and services. For example, special needs children may generate up to $450,000 annually. Professionals such as child psychologists, social workers, barristers, and legal firms are financially tied to ongoing removals. Stakeholders benefit most when the child remains in the system long-term.
Over 18 years, a single child in care can generate millions in government payments and service fees. The funding model encourages removals, court battles, psychological assessments, and state-supervised contact, all of which are billed to the taxpayer.
5. Case Study: The Case of TG
This complaint includes a case where a young girl was removed from her mother after disclosures of sexual abuse were deliberately concealed by a police officer. The evidence was never presented in court, and the child was placed in state care. The result was a years-long legal battle where the child remained separated from her protective mother.
Throughout this time, funds flowed to police, lawyers, foster carers, psychologists, and public servants. Estimated taxpayer expenditure in this single case ranged from $1.6 to $2.4 million. All of it occurred while the original abuse was ignored and never investigated. This is not an isolated occurrence but a documented pattern.
6. Legal Violations
The report identifies clear breaches of both state and federal law:
- Mandatory reporting obligations under the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 were ignored.
- Public officers used their positions to conceal abuse and mislead courts, breaching multiple sections of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act.
- State departments failed to act in the child’s best interest, violating the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Australia ratified.
- Evidence was suppressed, reports were altered, and parents were stripped of custody through fraud and misconduct.
7. Conclusion
The Australian child protection system operates as a state-sanctioned trafficking and revenue-generating mechanism. Children are removed unnecessarily, placed in long-term care, and monetised through a web of legal, psychological, and social services. The system is protected by secrecy, empowered by courts, and funded by taxpayers. Every removal serves to enrich those connected to the process, while destroying families and violating children’s rights.
Immediate dismantling of this network, prosecution of those involved, and structural reform are required to halt further damage and begin the process of justice and restoration for affected families.
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