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Queensland parliament updates: MPs return to round-out first half of term

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-13 · by Matt Dennien

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Queensland's Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm reported a slight reduction to 2804 children in residential care from 2819 in the previous quarter during her return to parliament after medical leave. While she attributed the stabilization of this number for the first time in ten years to the current government’s reforms, she did not address the ongoing rise under her administration. Additionally, Premier David Crisafulli and Disaster Recovery Minister Ann Leahy thanked the federal government for withdrawing proposed changes to disaster funding following an open letter from every mayor in Queensland.
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Queensland's Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm returned to parliament after medical leave to provide an update on children in residential care. As of the most recent data, there are now 2804 children in such care across the state, a slight reduction from the previous quarter’s 2819 but still marking a decade-long trend stabilization rather than decline.

Camm attributed this improvement to the Liberal National Party (LNP) government's reforms, though she did not acknowledge that numbers had risen under her own administration. She highlighted an increase in children placed in kinship and foster care, nearly doubling from Labor’s last years, with 722 currently in such placements.

Meanwhile, Disaster Recovery Minister Ann Leahy sent an open letter to the federal Albanese government on behalf of every mayor in Queensland and other stakeholders. Premier David Crisafulli thanked the federal government for backing away from proposed changes that would have affected the state’s operations.

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While Camm sought to blame the former Labor government for overseeing year-on-year increases, she did not mention the number had continued to rise under her government. She said it showed the LNP’s reforms to the sector were “starting to see benefits”, with 722 children also in kinship and foster care – nearly double that of the last years of Labor.
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🔮 Disaster Recovery Minister Ann Leahy said she had sent an open letter to the Albanese government last week signed by every mayor in the state, and other stakeholders.
2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Queensland parliament updates: MPs return to round-out first half of term · assertive framing

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Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm has given an update on the number of kids in residential care, claiming a small win during her return to parliament after medical leave. asserted
Camm → give → leave
After earlier holding a brief media conference with Attorney-General Deb Frecklington, Camm told parliament there were now 2804 children in residential care across the state. asserted
Camm → hold → state
This was, she said, a slight reduction from the figure of 2819 in the March quarter, marking the first time this had “stabilised” in a decade. asserted
this → say → decade
While Camm sought to blame the former Labor government for overseeing year-on-year increases, she did not mention the number had continued to rise under her government. She said it showed the LNP’s reforms to the sector were “starting to see benefits”, with 722 children also in kinship and foster care – nearly double that of the last years of Labor. asserted
children → seek → Labor
“The Crisafulli government is, more than ever, focused on moving more children away from residential care providers, and into family-based, loving homes,” Camm said. asserted
Camm → focus → homes
Across a series of other ministerial statements to open proceedings for the day, Premier David Crisafulli and others thanked the federal government for backing away from proposed changes to the split of disaster funding. asserted
Crisafulli → open → funding
Disaster Recovery Minister Ann Leahy said she had sent an open letter to the Albanese government last week signed by every mayor in the state, and other stakeholders. asserted
she → say → state
“Last Friday, the federal government heeded the concerns that we had outlined,” Leahy said, while noting there was still other detail the state wanted to see around betterment projects. asserted
state → heed → projects
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