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Some of the comments we have received so far: (PAGE 6)

Help our parents achieve their family - why let beaurocracy stand in the way of population growth and children's well being.

Kids need Parents stability and family
Overseas countries give so much support to adopting families while in Australia there is nothing but negativity & fear. People should not be scared of a government system that is meant to be helping children in need.The system needs fixing pronto!
When the Aust Government generously handout money to basically encourage single unwed mothers to keep their babies rather than put them up for adoption to genuinely childless Australian couples, then the law must change!!
We have been waiting for an adopted grandchild from Taiwan for over 2 years. It is heart breaking for me to see how hard it is for my daughter and family to adopt an orphan.
I believe that the government has the responsibility, as the leaders of a free democracy to extend the hand of freedom to these small lives that without the hearts and finances of loving people here in our country, will never get the chance to live to their full potential.
Having children in orphanages like they are presently in some countries is akin to child abuse. they did not choose to be there so lets get together and make a difference!!
So many loving, childless couples would welcome a child. Please help them.
the depts take soooooo long to do anything it really seems unfair to the children, has anyone thought about the children
My husband and I are in the waiting list for almost a year now. We have applied for intercountry adoption - chosen China. We had applied for Korea and then the programme closed so our other option was to choose China. One country policy is ridiculous and the waiting, is far too long. We don't have any children of our own. We have started this process since October 2005. Last year were assigned batch number according to LID. Once our papers were sent to China we received a letter from DHS that we will need to waiting 14-18mths for allocation. Now they tell us it will take 24 months and ICAS are telling us that it could take up to 5 years. I will be close to 50yrs old:(
Why is it so hard for Australian families to adopt overseas? Why does it take so long and is so hard to adopt from overseas? Surely there is an easier quicker way? Friends of ours have been through so much for years and are told 'maybe this year!' It is so unfair to them and to all the children waiting in crowded homes in their own countries waiting to be adopted by Australians. Why are we so slow, when other countries have a much quicker process? Please help change the RED TAPE so these children and their prospective families can be united as soon as possible.
The federal govn. need to have a good look at themselves and see the reasons behind why this petition is happening
The many families that are seeking to adopt in Australia represent an important resource for children who have been orphaned or displaced from families. I urge the government to assist with streamlining the process of adoption and minimizing costs so that more children's needs can be met.
With so many abandoned children in need of good homes, love and education and so many couples unable to have children of their own it seems that only good can come from making the adoption processes easier and more accessable!
I want to help improve adoption services in Australia - and giving orphaned, destitute and abandoned children the opportunity to live in Australia and be raised by a loving family instead for spending their life in an institution.
How can the Australian Govt prevent so many orphan children the chance to be adopted into caring Australian families by creating so many stumbling block to overseas adoption!!!
We have currently been in the adoption process for four years now from expression of interest to continuing to wait for allocation in Ethiopia (2 1/2years) We will likely get a child over two years and so will not be eligible for mat. allowance. Just not good enough!!!
Things need to change, for everyone involved. Lets make a difference.
Come on australia do something about our abysmal intercountry adoption numbers
The Australian system definately needs an overhaul. It is slow and arduous and unable to adequately cope with a reasonably small number of applicants.
Please Please help us families adopting children to make our journey easier. We are looking at a five year wait atleast to adopt our children from Ethiopia, this is SAD....SO SAD. Help us please.
I have daughter from Colombia. It took us 5 years to hold her and make her ours. We have been in the process to adopt our 2nd child, we are into our 5th year of waiting - why? I'm not worried about my welfare but why does a poor innocent child have to wait to be held, loved and be a vital person in a family. It's so not about me anymore - it is about the children - who is looking out for them. It shouldn't be this hard!!!! Feel free to call because I'm living proof of how hard the adoption process is in within Australia - I thought that we were a 1st world country - why do we have such poor/undevloped systems within our adoption process????????
Please do something about the Australian adoption system - it is heatbreaking for potential parents & is not in the best interest of poor young children who could go to a great new home.
I have adopted a little girl from China as a single mum - I would dearly love to be adopting another child - however it will take me between 5 and 7 years to do so by which time I will be 48 - 50 years old. An unacceptable length of time. There are too few countries to choose from - especially as they all have different criteria. Check out where Americans can adopt from - it is mind boggling compared to Australians.
Yes, this is nesisary. If we don't say anything, nothing will change.
It shouldn't be so hard for people struggling naturally to have children to adopt. Why is it so expensive, where does all the money go? The current scheme means only very wealthy people can adopt and they don't always make the best parents.
The govt should be helping people help abandoned children. I've met quite a few adoptive applicants who are fearful of the govt due to bias social workers & discrimination that seems rife! Where is the governments common sense!
I support this family alternative, particularly given Government will readily pay women to birth children naturally, but hesitate to streamline alternative avenues such as Adoption.
every child on this earth deserves the opportunity to experience at least one parent.
I cant understand why there are so few countries we can adopt from. No logic when so many countries adopt out. We have identified around 16 countries we should get agreements with !
Why the govt doesnt address the problem in our adotion system is beyond logic. It's not like it will take a massive chunk out of the budget.
I totally support this petition. It doesn't ask for anything that hasn't already been discussed & agreed on already buy the government. Action is long overdue!
I know a wonderful couple that would make fantastic parents who live in Canberra. From talking to them, the adoption legislation needs to be updated. eg: they can't adopt for another two years if they were to move to Sydney from Canberra because the legislation changes from State to State - this an absolutely ridiculous scenario - we are one country!
As a teacher I am aware of the high number of unwanted or mistreated children living with their biological parents. Parents who are drug addicts, involved in prostitution are often reported to DOCS and nothing is done. Surely these children deserve to be with loving parents. These children should be taken off their abusive parents and be adopted out into loving homes.
Please make life easier and happier for both the children and the people in Australia who want to adopt children. It's better for children to find loving parents who would have so much to give, than to have no love at all.
I was adopted from Sri Lanka at the age of four and have grown up in Australia. I feel a great heart to promote adoption there are still many children still waiting to be loved and cared for. I too share the vision that the adoption process should be affordable.Come on Australia lets reach out, open the doors.