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On 15 September, four hundred and forty pairs of children’s shoes lined the lawns of Parliament House, each pair representing approximately 100 of the more than 44,000 children and young people living in out-of-home care across Australia.

On 15 May, Families Australia and the National Foster Care Sustainability Group (NFCSG) gave evidence to to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training Inquiry into the operation and adequacy of the National Employment Standards (NES), recommending statutory foster and kinship carers have clear access to protected leave when children are placed in their care.

Jesse Bell-Myers’ experience of foster care shows what can be achieved when children are supported early and consistently. It also highlights why more needs to be done to make sure every child in care has the same opportunity to feel safe, supported and able to thrive.

On Tuesday 28 October 2025, Federal Members of Parliament and Senators from across the political spectrum were joined by over 60 foster carers and children with a care experience from across Australia for the official re-launch event in the Speaker’s Courtyard, Parliament House.

On Monday 18 November 2024, Chief Executive Officer of Families Australia Jamie Crosby joined other members of the National Foster Care Sustainability Group and Federal Members of Parliament and Senators to launch the Parliamentary Friends of Foster Carers and Children in Foster Care in Canberra.