Farah Farouque
June 25, 2012
The UN report noted that indigenous children were significantly overrepresented in the criminal justice and child protection systems.
The UN report noted that indigenous children were significantly overrepresented in the criminal justice and child protection systems. Photo: Angela Wylie
A UNITED Nations committee has pulled up Australia on the status of its children, citing concerns from ''serious and widespread'' racial discrimination faced by indigenous youth to inadequate numbers of newborns being breastfed by their mothers.