Amanda Stoker’s Appointment: What Changes in Queensland?

Stoker takes over five portfolios after Amanda Camm stepped down, but the appointment alone does not establish what policy or service changes will follow.

WorldOctober 24, 20263 min readHow Sureno writes this

The short version

Amanda Stoker has replaced Amanda Camm as Queensland’s minister for child safety and domestic and family violence, and has also taken on families, seniors and disability services. ¹
Camm said health challenges and the demands of the job meant she could not continue in the role; she also cited harassment and safety concerns. ¹³
Stoker’s appointment changes who is responsible for the portfolios, but the reports do not announce specific new policies or service changes. ¹²
The portfolios include areas facing scrutiny over residential care, domestic and family violence prevention funding, and a child safety IT system. ¹²

Who is Queensland’s new child safety minister?

Amanda Stoker, the member for Oodgeroo, has been appointed to replace Amanda Camm as Queensland’s child safety and domestic and family violence minister. She has also taken over Camm’s portfolios covering families, seniors and disability services. ¹

Stoker was previously an assistant minister for finance, trade, employment and training in the Queensland government. Before entering state politics, she served as a Queensland senator and held assistant minister roles in the federal government. ¹⁴

Why did Amanda Camm leave the frontbench?

Camm said she was stepping down because of health challenges and because her recovery would continue. She had taken six weeks of medical leave and undergone major surgery, according to reports. ¹³

She also said she had faced harassment, threats and other conduct that she felt went beyond public scrutiny. She referred to safety concerns following an alleged attack on federal MP Helen Haines. Camm said the decision was hers and denied that criticism of her work or personal matters had driven it. ²³

Her departure followed months of scrutiny of the government’s handling of child safety and domestic and family violence prevention. The reports describe the pressure surrounding the portfolio, but do not establish that criticism was the reason she resigned. ²³

What does the appointment mean for Queensland services?

The immediate change is ministerial responsibility: Stoker now oversees the same portfolio group Camm held. That makes her the government minister responsible for those areas, but an appointment does not by itself show that programs, funding or service arrangements have changed. ¹²

The portfolio has faced questions about children in residential care sleeping on the floor of government offices, cuts to domestic and family violence prevention services, and a troubled IT rollout affecting child safety responses. These are issues reported in connection with scrutiny of the former minister; the available reports do not set out Stoker’s decisions on them. ¹²

For families and service providers, the practical effect will depend on what the government announces and does next. The reports provided here do not describe a new policy package or changes to eligibility, services or funding.

What has Stoker said about the job?

Stoker described the appointment as a privilege and acknowledged that the portfolios are difficult. She said she had entered Queensland parliament to take on challenging work. ¹

The reports do not provide a detailed agenda, timetable or list of immediate actions from Stoker. They also do not explain whether the government plans to change how the portfolios are managed. ¹²

What should readers watch for next?

The key question is whether the new minister sets out specific steps on child safety, domestic and family violence prevention, and the other services under her responsibility. The sources available for this article report the appointment, but do not give a detailed account of what will change.

Readers seeking updates can follow announcements from the Queensland government and reporting on the portfolio. As of October 24, 2026, the confirmed change is that Stoker has taken over the ministerial responsibilities; further policy details are not established in the sources cited here. ¹²

What we don't know yet

Whether Stoker will change policies, funding or service arrangements in any of the portfolios.
What specific actions she will take on residential care, domestic and family violence prevention, or the child safety IT system.
How the Queensland government will respond to the issues that prompted scrutiny of the portfolios.

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Questions people ask

Who replaced Amanda Camm as Queensland child safety minister?

Amanda Stoker, the member for Oodgeroo, replaced Camm as child safety and domestic and family violence minister. She also took over the families, seniors and disability services portfolios. ¹

Why did Amanda Camm resign as a Queensland minister?

Camm said health challenges and an ongoing recovery meant she could not continue with the ministerial workload. She also cited harassment and safety concerns, and said the decision to step down was hers. ¹³

Is Amanda Stoker making changes to Queensland child safety services?

The reports confirm that Stoker took over the portfolio, but do not announce specific changes to services or policy. Any practical changes will depend on what the government announces next. ¹²

Which Queensland portfolios does Amanda Stoker now hold?

Stoker has the child safety and domestic and family violence portfolios, along with families, seniors and disability services. These were among the responsibilities held by Amanda Camm. ¹

What issues were under scrutiny in Amanda Camm’s portfolios?

Reports described scrutiny over children in residential care sleeping on the floor of government offices, cuts to domestic and family violence prevention services, and problems with a child safety IT rollout. The available reports do not say what Stoker will do about those matters. ¹²

Sources

Amanda Stoker to replace Amanda Camm as child safety and DV minister — abc.net.au, 2026-10-24
Conservative backbencher sworn in as new child safety minister — The Sydney Morning Herald, 2026-10-24
Embattled Queensland minister Amanda Camm quits Crisafulli frontbench citing health and safety reasons — the Guardian, 2026-10-23
Amanda Stoker — Wikipedia

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