Hundreds of high-risk children placed in care without full safety checks

Queensland’s Child Safety Department reported that hundreds of high-risk children have been placed with unqualified care providers due to a decade of insufficient safety checks. Deputy director-general Bernadette Harvey disclosed that one-third of children in residential care lack formal assessments for basic needs. The inquiry emphasized a growing waitlist of 1,600 eligible for family-based care placements.

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