Many of Australia's vulnerable children are being looked after full time by a young kinship carer. University of Melbourne researchers estimate at least 50 to 60 thousand people aged under 30 are caring for much younger relatives but don’t receive the recognition that grandparent carers receive. In this podcast episode, University of Melbourne researcher Dr. Meredith Kiraly joins Patricia Karvelas in The Drawing Room along with Nic, who is the full-time carer of her 2 year old nephew.