High rates of Indigenous child removals stubbornly persist in Australia's Child Protection System, perpetuating a troubling historical pattern that contributes significantly to Indigenous health inequities. This study aimed to provide an informed understanding of Indigenous peoples’ experiences with child protection practices to improve child protection practices. Three Indigenous Community Members participated in yarning sessions and five Child Protection Practitioners participated in semi-structured interviews. Audio recordings were transcribed and thematically analysed. Surprisingly, both participant groups shared similar sentiments which emphasised four main themes: workplace challenges, contemporary impacts of the Child Protection System, entrenched racism and biases within the Child Protection System, and ignorance of Indigenous culture. These factors result in a clear and vast misalignment between the Child Protection System and the needs of Indigenous children that has serious negative impacts on Indigenous families. To improve Indigenous mental health, the Child Protection System must correct the misalignment between its practices and Indigenous culture. These insights may inform changes to the Child Protection System to improve its work with Indigenous communities. Future research could build upon these findings by gaining insights directly from children involved in the Child Protection System and considering international examples of culturally safe approaches to protecting Indigenous children.