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
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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
ARACY’s 2026–27 Budget Submission amplifies young people’s voices, urging the Australian Government to embed child and youth wellbeing across education, health, justice and social policy through nationally coordinated, prevention-focused reform.
ARACY’s youth justice submission outlines evidence-based recommendations for Federal, State and Territory Governments, that reframe youth justice as a child wellbeing issue and call for trauma-informed, prevention-focused, nationally coordinated reform.
A call for all changemakers to centre Indigenous Knowledge Systems in systems change, this paper shares insights from cross-cultural work and outlines decolonised approaches that strengthen justice, perspective-taking and impact.
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
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 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.
ARACY’s National Food Security Strategy submission highlights youth-driven solutions for affordable, equitable, climate-resilient food systems, advocating whole-of-government action, school meals, clear labelling, hands-on education, and improved child health and wellbeing.
The Wellbeing and Prevention Coalition welcomes the Productivity Commission’s interim report, calling for mental health prevention, sustained collaborative commissioning, and systemic reforms addressing social and commercial drivers of poor wellbeing.
With six connected areas, The Nest ensures young Australians have everything they need for the best start in life, helping them reach their highest potential.
Using The Nest, has helped ARACY to be at the forefront of disease prevention and the promotion of holistic health for young Australians.
Here you’ll see some examples of how The Nest has been used in organisations outside of ARACY across Australia.