Scientia Associate Professor BJ Newton is a proud Wiradjuri woman and leading expert in Australian child protection research and policy with a focus on restoring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from out-of-home care. Her research program, Bring Them Home, Keep Them Home, is the first international study examining restoration rates, outcomes, and experiences for Aboriginal children in out-of-home care. In partnership with Aboriginal organisations, her research drives sector-wide impact through truth-telling, generating new evidence, community-led initiatives, and advocacy. BJ’s most recent funding through a National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant will build on this work (2026-2030), titled Understanding systems abuse and Aboriginal resistance in child protection contexts.