Queensland ministers report slight drop in children in residential care and push for family placements

During a parliamentary session, Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm reported that Queensland now has 2,804 children in residential care, a slight decline from 2,819 in the March quarter and the first time the figure has steadied in a decade. She blamed the former Labor administration for past increases but did not acknowledge any rise under one outlet government, claiming the Liberal National Party's reforms are beginning to show results.

Camm also highlighted that 722 children are placed in kinship or foster care, almost twice the number recorded in the final years of Labor rule. Premier David Crisafulli, along with other ministers, expressed gratitude to the federal government for withdrawing proposed changes to the split of disaster funding. Disaster Recovery Minister Ann Leahy said she had forwarded an open letter, signed by every Queensland mayor, to the Albanese government, noting that further details on improvement projects are still needed.