ARACY Submission to Free TAFE Bill 2024
Fee-Free TAFE is a vital initiative that helps reduce inequities in employment, income, and overall wellbeing. Beyond economic benefits, accessible tertiary education plays a key role as a social determinant of health, with intergenerational impacts. TAFE, in particular, provides crucial opportunities for rural and remote students, as well as First Nations students. While Fee-Free TAFE […]
Submission of feedback on the National Early Years Strategy
ARACY believes all Australian children should be loved and thriving regardless of background or circumstance. To achieve this through the Early Years strategy, ARACY advocates for:• meeting holistic wellbeing needs for children by integrated service provision• adopting evidence-based frameworks and practices such as the Nest and the Common Approach• taking action to repair child development […]
Australian Children’s Wellbeing Index
UNICEF Australia and ARACY are working to understand what it takes to make Australia an even better place for children to grow up in. Together in 2021 they developed the Australian Children’s Wellbeing Index to provide a picture of how children are faring across all aspects of wellbeing and how that is changing over time. The wellbeing of Australia’s children […]
