Foster Kids in Home of Convicted Killer: Department Faces Misconduct

0:00It's April 22nd, from your city to your ears. This is Sydney News Today, powered by AI. Staff at the Department of Communities and Justice are in hot water, facing misconduct proceedings after two foster kids ended up living with Regina. Arthur L. A convicted triple killer in Western Sydney. Arthur L. beat her former partner to death with a piece of wood back in 1995, on top of two prior manslaughter convictions, yet the department let this slide. The mess came to light last December 23rd, when officials got word of one shout in the home, but they screamed it, peer reviewed it, and closed. The case without digging deeper. A second kid moved in March 5th, sparking massive public backlash that forced the kids removal and had family's minister Kate Washington dodging tough questions in parliament. The internal report slams major failures in wrist checks, triage rules ignored, and no real safeguards, so now the department's secretary vows to. Titan protections and keep kids at the center of every call.