(Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)A report released by a state government has exposed years of systemic failure. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAPA state has revealed the number of children in residential care has hit a record high, marking a "line in the sand" for an under-fire minister. The 11-month inquiry's report exposed years of systemic failure, revealing no child had been adopted from state care since 2019. The minister on Thursday said the record number of kids in residential care revealed in the latest data marked a "line in the sand". She defended the 30-month time frame to implement recommendations, after Paul Anastassiou KC's child-safety inquiry report suggested the issues be remediated within a year.