Place-based initiatives in Australia: An overview

The paper is intended to provide food for thought on the opportunities presented by current government interest in place-based approaches. Going forward there is the opportunity to learn from those who have gone before us and establish the aspirations, principles, expectations, and ways of working that will give our joint endeavours the best chance of […]

Children at the Centre

This report captures insights and ideas from a range of individuals across Australia, gathered in a series of discussions held in late 2022 focused on ECEC, and broader aspects of early childhood development (ECD). Supported by Thrive by Five and facilitated by ARACY, Social Policy Group, Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC), […]

Submission – Measuring What Matters 

This is ARACY’s submission to Measuring What Matters. Measuring what matters can support a new approach to shape the economy that brings wellbeing tothe centre of how we think about purpose, value, and development. Rather than a machine tomaximise economic growth, the economy should be a societal instrument to promote humanwellbeing. New measures can promote […]