昆士兰州儿童安全部长Amanda Camm公布的最新数据显示，州照养系统中的儿童人数继续攀升[1]。截至今年3月，共有2819名儿童处于住宿照养中，较前一年的2258人增加了561人[1]。其中最令人担忧的是年幼儿童数量的增长，4岁及以下的儿童从上年的78人上升至107人[1]。该州整体儿童照养系统中共有13500名儿童[1]。
政府近期对去年6月公布的一份大规模调查报告做出了回应[1]。该调查由Paul Anastassiou KC主持，耗资2000万澳元，共收集了超过1000份公众意见[1]。调查报告长达1400页，揭示了系统内普遍存在的性侵犯问题[1]。对于报告中提出的52项建议，政府已接受其中32项，另有16项获得原则性支持[1]。Anastassiou将这一不断上升的照养人数特征称为"一种失败的衡量标准"[1]。
Queensland's Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm has disclosed that the number of children in residential care within the state's child protection system continues to climb [1]. As of March, 2,819 children were in residential out-of-home care, representing an increase of 561 from the previous year's figure of 2,258 [1]. The data is particularly concerning for the youngest cohort, with children aged four and under rising from 78 to 107 during the same period [1]. Across the broader state care system, approximately 13,500 children were under state guardianship as of March 2025 [1].
The disclosure comes in response to a substantial inquiry into the child protection system. The government has accepted 32 of 52 recommendations from a 1,400-page investigation led by Paul Anastassiou KC, which was released in June of the previous year and cost 20 million Australian dollars to conduct [1]. An additional 16 recommendations have received in-principle support [1]. The inquiry, informed by over 1,000 public submissions, uncovered widespread sexual abuse within the system [1]. Anastassiou characterized the rising numbers of children requiring care as "a failed measure," underscoring the systemic challenges the state continues to face [1].