FOI documents reveal the Marshall Liberal Government stopped foster and kinship support payments last September – but told carers they were still processing claims.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Budget blowout for child protection revealed
The Government’s let slip there’s been a budget blowout in child protection.
Treasurer Rob Lucas has confessed:
“a number of agencies in particular Health and Child Protection .. Child Protection because we just have significantly more young people needing to be protected so it’s no fault of that particular agency they have not been able to meet their targets.”
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MEDIA RELEASE: Frontline child protection workers in firing line
Minister for Child Protection Rachel Sanderson must reveal if scores of frontline workers hired in response to the Nyland Royal Commission will lose their jobs on June 30.
The previous Labor Government hired 160 extra staff to reduce the backlog of child protection investigations and kinship and foster carer assessments.
MEDIA RELEASE: Parents focus fight against Liberals school zone cut on Boothby
Families from the inner southern and western suburbs will today rally at a protest BBQ at Black Forest and focus their fight on the Member for Boothby Nicolle Flint.
In March the state Liberal Government announced nine suburbs would be suddenly axed from the city school zone, excluding students from Adelaide High and Adelaide Botanic High from next year.