The "drastic" act of removing newborn babies from their mothers and placing them into the care of the state has been one issue under the spotlight as an inquiry into Queensland's child safety system continues.

Public hearings into the state's "broken" system resumed in Brisbane this week with a focus on how the child safety department reaches the decision to remove a child from their family.

Here are five takeaways from this week's hearings.

Government lawyers tried to have evidence heard in private

Staff from the child safety department were the first witnesses to give evidence in the latest block of hearings.

The commission said it would be a chance for the government to "answer any criticisms" or "explain and contextualise decision-making" about issues raised in previous hearings —

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