Resources
Understand the Issue
The Every Child National Wellbeing Commitment
The Every Child campaign – an alliance of organisations and individuals across Australia calls on governments to initiate the most significant and valuable nation-building project that has ever been undertaken – the Every Child National Wellbeing Commitment.
Advancing a Public Health Approach to Child Wellbeing and Safety
What is a public health approach to the wellbeing and safety of children, young people and families?
Research and Policy
Build Back Better: What does it mean for post COVID-19 recovery?
The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous disruption to the lives and livelihoods of millions of Australians. The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous disruption to the lives and livelihoods of millions of Australians. Globally, it is a disaster of massive proportions. While the early signs are that Australia has been effective in ‘flattening the curve’, social distancing policies are expected to have a devastating effect on the economy. In response, the Commonwealth Government has put in place an extraordinary range of social assistance measures such as enhanced social security payments, free childcare and other measures with broad bipartisan support. As discussion begins to pivot to economic recovery, the Australian Government has asserted that COVID related social assistance programs are temporary and that there would be a ‘snap back’ to pre-existing systems after the pandemic.