NSW government apologises for leaving foster children in home with triple killer

<p>Convicted murderer Regina Arthurell was removed from a home with two children on Monday despite a December report warning of the situation</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/10/iran-football-team-tony-burke-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-oil-price-inflation-federal-parliament-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The New South Wales government has apologised after admitting it left two foster children in a home with a convicted triple killer until this week, despite a report warning them of the situation in December.</p><p>The NSW minister for families and communities, Kate Washington, told 2GB radio on Wednesday morning that Regina Arthurell had been removed from a home where she had been living with foster children aged 12 and 14, after the radio station revealed the situation on Monday.</p><p><em>Additional reporting by AAP</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/foster-children-left-in-home-triple-killer-regina-arthurell-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

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