Care home refuses to accept baby of 14-year-old resident, prompting magistrate to criticise Queensland authorities

Eoin Mac Giolla R's judgment says child safety department failed to properly plan for arrival of baby

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Mia Buckley* is a 14-year-old Indigenous girl with an intellectual disability, she is in the custody of the state of Queensland and lives in a government-funded residential care home.

In October, Mia gave birth to a baby boy. When she returned home from hospital, the residential care facility, after receiving advice from the state child safety department, refused to take the infant.

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