NSW minister ‘not going anywhere’ as calls mount for independent inquiry into children living with convicted killer

Child welfare advocates demand accountability after revelations two children in care of state lived with triple killer Regina Arthurell

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A New South Wales minister says she is “not going anywhere” amid mounting calls for an independent review into why the state government allowed a convicted triple killer to live in a home with two foster children.

The NSW minister for families and communities, Kate Washington, apologised on 2GB radio on Wednesday morning after confirming that Regina Arthurell had been removed from a home on Monday where she lived alongside children aged 12 and 14. The removal came after the radio revealed the situation earlier that day.