Email By the National Reporting Team’s Jane Bardon Updated March 20, 2017 18:04:32 Photo: Sydney grandfather Paul and his daughter have successfully negotiated the return of his grandchildren. (ABC News: Jane Bardon) Related Story: The missing kids of the ‘second stolen generation’ Related Story: Aboriginal child protection laws ‘broken’ by NT Government, Member for Nhulunbuy says Map: NT Families who believe they are becoming part of a second Stolen Generation in the Northern Territory are fighting back.An Arnhem Land family have managed to persuade child protection authorities to return two young children removed from their parents four months ago, to live with close relatives in Sydney.The battle to get the three and five-year-old boys back has been difficult.The boys were put into foster care in Darwin more than 1,000 kilometres from their home.Their grandfather Paul said he was devastated that he was not told the children were being taken away and he was not given a chance to have them live with him in Sydney. Photo: The Arnhem Land boys are now living with their aunt and grandfather in Sydney. (ABC News: Jane Bardon) That is despite NT child protection law requiring efforts to place Aboriginal children with other family… Read full this story
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