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Searching For Truths in the Debate About Adoption From Care Adoption Deception: A Personal and Professional Journey. P. Mackieson (2015). Publisher: Spinifex Press, Melbourne, ISBN: 9781742199740, 178 pages. - The Madness of Australian Child Protection. Why adoption will rescue Australia's underclass of children. J. Sammut (2015). Publisher: Connor Court Publishing, Ballarat, ISBN: 9781925138832, 342 pages.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2016

Susan Tregeagle  and
Deirdre Cheers
Susan Tregeagle
Affiliation:
Senior Manager - Program Services and Adjunct Senior Lecturer Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney. Barnardos Australia, 60–64 Bay Street, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia. Email: suetreg@barnardos.org.au.
Deirdre Cheers
Affiliation:
Chief Executive, Barnardos Australia, 60–64 Bay Street, Ultimo NSW 2007.
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Children Australia , Volume 41 , Special Issue 3: CARING FOR CHILDREN OUTSIDE THE HOME – FROM INSTITUTIONS TO NATIONS , September 2016 , pp. 240 - 242
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