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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 11 MIN

How Queensland’s flawed foster system is terrifying the very carers it desperately needs

from 4BC Mornings · host 4BC

Following a damning child safety inquiry outlining 52 recommendations, Jason Matthews on 4BC Mornings revealed how a hostile recruitment workshop left him and his wife "shattered" and forced them to walk away from fostering. Alongside Queensland Foster and Kinship Care CEO Bryan Smith, they highlight the urgent need to treat carers as professional colleagues, address the zero-adoption rate since 2019, and secure state budget funding to safely shift vulnerable children under 12 out of commercial residential care.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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