The CREATE Report Card 2009 was produced as a followup study to Report Card 2008 that explored the field of transitioning from out-of-home care. Initially, the 2008 Reports presented a review of relevant literature from national and international sources to contextualise the research. Then governments across Australia were surveyed to determine (a) the legislation and policies that have been introduced to regulate the treatment of those young people ”aging out” of care, (b) inter- departmental partnerships that have been formalised to maximise support for care leavers, (c) the planning that is done to address the future needs of the young people, (d) support programs and services created to meet those needs, (e) funding arrangements put in place to ensure adequate assistance can be provided, and (f) monitoring mechanisms used to evaluate the effectiveness of the support and the success of transition outcomes. As a way of verifying governments’ claims, young people who were transitioning or who had left care were questioned about their experiences as they moved through the stages of this difficult process. Report Card 2009 represented a much larger study than its precursor and its timing was designed to detect recent changes that had been implemented to improve outcomes for young people, particularly in areas that showed poor responses previously. All state and territory governments responded to a set of questions addressing the issues outlined, providing varying amounts of information explaining the key features of each system. In the third phase of the study, data were collected from a sample of 471 young people (275 in-care and 196 who had left care) to document their experiences in the various jurisdictions. Females comprised 56.5% of the sample, and 22.3% indicated they were Indigenous. A review of legislation governing transitioning from care revealed differences in the degree of detail expressed by jurisdictions, but associated policies and practice guidelines tended to be more comprehensive. There also still exists variability in when transitioning support should begin and for how long it should be continued. Why does one jurisdiction require preparation for transitioning to begin at 15 years while another could delay it until 17 years? Why will one agree to support young people until 25 years while others terminate assistance between 19 and 21 years? These young people are all Australians and deserve equitable entitlements wherever they live.