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EXPLAINED: Making state care safe 1 2b to overhaul foster system | Rare Historical Photos

Kate Washington (left), with foster carers Cole and Jenny Young, urges more people to help children, (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Thousands of Australia's most vulnerable children will have an easier path to safe and loving homes with a billion-dollar boost to foster care.

A landmark $1.2 billion package unveiled in the NSW budget on Tuesday is aiming to get more foster carers, and retain those already carrying the heavy load of providing a home for 14,000 children and young people.

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