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South Australians who experienced institutional child sexual abuse and their supporters are invited to gather at ceremonial events around the state, to mark the National Apology on Monday 22 October 2018.

A central event will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre where the Minister for Child Protection Rachel Sanderson will deliver a State Apology on behalf of the South Australian Government.

The Marshall Liberal Government is this week celebrating the state’s selfless and hardworking foster and kinship carers during 2018 National Foster and Kinship Care Week.

Minister for Child Protection Rachel Sanderson said she wanted to take the opportunity to thank “each and every foster and kinship carer in South Australia”.

The Marshall Liberal Government is committed to protecting the state’s most vulnerable children and young people providing additional funding in the 2018-19 State Budget.

The Marshall Government has delivered on its 100-day commitment to extend foster care payments for young people up to 21 years of age and broaden the qualifications accepted for child protection workers to help fill dozens of vacancies.