National Children’s Commissioner appointment

Response from ARACY CEO, Prue Warrilow, on the appointment of the National Children’s Commissioner ARACY warmly welcomes the appointment of Deb Tsorbaris as Australia’s new National Children’s Commissioner. “Deb brings deep knowledge, experience and passion for improving the lives of children, young people and families. Her leadership across child and family services, housing, social policy and advocacy […]
Submission: Delivering Quality Care More Efficiently Interim Report

ARACY and the Wellbeing and Prevention Coalition submission to the Productivity Commission The Wellbeing and Prevention Coalition, of which ARACY is a member, welcomes the Productivity Commission’s interim report Delivering Quality Care More Efficiently. The report’s recommendations on collaborative commissioning and the proposed National Prevention Investment Framework are promising steps toward addressing Australia’s longstanding underinvestment […]
Don’t just reform productivity – redefine it

On 18 June, two events took place at the same time. On the surface, they had little in common. Those events were the Early Years Summit in Brisbane, and the Treasurer’s address to the Press Club in Canberra on Labor’s goals for enhancing national productivity. What threads bind these two things together? And how could […]