Murray Benton
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak, (QATSICPP)
Murray Benton is a proud Aboriginal Barkindji Koori man from Central West New South Wales and is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Youth Justice at Queensland’s Youth Justice and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP). He also serves on the Child Death Review Board with the Queensland Family and Child Commission and is a Board Director of DVConnect, Queensland’s statewide crisis service for people affected by domestic, family, and sexual violence.
Murray brings extensive leadership and frontline experience across housing and homelessness, child protection, and youth justice, with deep expertise in systemic issues impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. He has led specialist services in regional communities spanning crisis response, intensive case management, domestic and family violence, primary and antenatal health, disaster recovery, and multicultural support. In 2018, he gained international recognition for his advocacy in youth mental health and suicide prevention.
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From punitive pathways to healing journeys
Exploring the continuum of harm when local and state responses fail to address root causes
Centring Aboriginal lived experience and leadership
Reimagining systems that move from control to care
Christine Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, Cygnet Centre for Peace Building and Transformation
Murray Benton, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP)