What is a Parent Network? Across Australia, parents are building networks to support one another, share knowledge, navigate challenges and advocate for change. ARACY’s Parent Networks in Australia report maps the parent network ecosystem and explores how parent networks strengthen family wellbeing, elevate lived experience, and contribute to stronger outcomes for children, families and communities. […]
In 2025 alone, Australian children lost an estimated 800,000 days of early learning due to climate-related closures of early childhood education and care services. Floods, bushfires, storms and extreme heat are already disrupting the services children rely on to learn, grow and thrive, and the impacts are not felt equally. Children in disadvantaged and climate-exposed […]
Australia has the economic, social and political conditions needed for every child to thrive — but the latest data shows not every child currently has that opportunity. This report highlights genuine progress: early childhood education enrolment is rising, key health indicators like immunisation coverage and low birth weight rates remain strong, and the signing of […]
