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‘Systemic failure, ballooning costs’: Government to spend $20m on child safety inquiry
- The Queensland government announced a $20 million, 17-month commission of inquiry led by Paul Anastassiou KC to investigate the state’s broken child safety system on May 19, 2025.
- The inquiry followed revelations of systemic failures causing many children in out-of-home care to enter the youth justice system, perpetuating cycles of crime and harm.
- The commission will examine governance, policy, legislation, and whether care contributed to offending, with commissioner autonomy to call witnesses and investigate past governments' roles.
- Data shows more than 12,500 children in care, costing $1.12 billion annually, including over 100 serious youth repeat offenders and high rates of neglect, abuse, and school expulsions.
- The inquiry aims to recommend reforms addressing urgent, generational problems harming Indigenous and non-Indigenous children, while the government commits to community safety amid criticism of past neglect.
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‘Systemic failure, ballooning costs’: Government to spend $20m on child safety inquiry
Reform advocates say despite a previous inquiry into the system, there are still tragic outcomes for children under the government’s care.
·Sydney, Australia
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Children in compulsory care at Sweden's SIS facilities were subjected to violence, threats and suspected abuse last year. One reason: Insufficient night staffing, shows a new report from Ivo.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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