New South Wales will continue to lead the nation in providing permanency, stability and certainty for children in out-of-home care, with a new commitment in this month's state budget.
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the 2021-22 NSW Budget will include $12 million to scale up initiatives aimed at increasing the number of adoptions and guardianships, including through the establishment of a Permanency Taskforce.
Mr Perrotet said:
“A permanent and loving home is the foundation for a happy and healthy life and this investment will help make open adoption or guardianship a reality for more kids,”
NSW accounts for almost 99 per cent of all of Australia's open adoptions from care in the latest figures.