Following Amanda Camm’s sudden resignation and Amanda Stoker’s appointment as Child Safety Minister, Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and child protection advocate Hetty Johnston discuss systemic failures in a bloated department that overburdens frontline staff and puts thousands of vulnerable people at risk.

Johnston details alarming statistics across child safety, aged care, and disability sectors, urging the new minister to bypass bureaucratic siloing, seek independent community advice, and demand bipartisan funding to fix a broken system.