800,000 Days of Learning at Stake

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 […]
Young and Wise Series 1 Roundtable Summary

ARACY’s Young and Wise Series One Roundtables amplify young Australians’ voices, exploring nutrition, sexual health, alcohol use and social media to inform policy, programs and services that enhance youth wellbeing. The Roundtables bring together young Australians to share their lived experiences and ideas for creating a fairer, healthier future. Through open discussions on topics like nutrition, […]
The Nest and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The Nest aligns with the UNCRC, outlining six essential wellbeing domains that centre children’s needs, while the UNCRC also defines responsibilities for governments, families, and organisations to support child wellbeing. How does The Nest correspond to the UNCRC? The Nest is a way of thinking about the wellbeing of children and young people. It is […]