Thriving Kids: A once-in-a-generation opportunity

ARACY’s Thriving Kids submission calls for transformational reform so every child in Australia can thrive. We have a rare chance to move systems from reactive and medicalised to preventative, systemic and enabling.

Submission to the National Food Security Strategy Discussion Paper

ARACY’s submission to the National Food Security Strategy highlights food security as a systems challenge requiring a whole-of-government and whole-of-community response. Drawing on insights from the Young and Wise Nutrition Roundtable, it amplifies young people’s solutions – including: affordable healthy food, stigma-free universal school meals, clearer labelling, and hands-on food skills education.   The submission […]

Building a Secure Future

This is the third paper in a series developed by ARACY and UNICEF Australia to explore the Australian Children’s Wellbeing Index through each domain of The Nest framework. The series tracks what matters most to children and young people, incorporating their voices and examining emerging issues. This paper focuses on the “Valued, loved and safe” […]