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UNCOVERED: Qld children under five to be removed from residential care | History Defined

Children under the age of five will be removed from a state's residential care following a major inquiry's "shocking" findings.

The Queensland government has revealed the significant policy change in response to the final report of a landmark inquiry into the state's "broken" child protection system.

"I have made a policy decision no children under the age of five are to remain in residential care," Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm told state parliament on Wednesday.

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