Children Young people and Families
The reasons kids become disengaged from school are often complex, and having the right supports in place is crucial to
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Four Corners shocked Australia with images from inside the Don Dale detention centre, prompting widespread condemnation and a Royal Commission.
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Australia’s first smash repair social enterprise, Mission Australia’s Synergy Auto Repairs is offering positive long-term outcomes for vulnerable young people.
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A decade of policy failure must end. It’s time Australia’s political leaders provided certainty to our youngest learners, argues Early Learning Association Australia’s Shane
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Work is fundamental to the Victorian economy and a key contributor to people’s sense of identity and wellbeing. Helping people
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VCOSS commends the 2016 Victorian Budget for its support for LGBTI community members, with the announcement of a new Pride
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Summary The 2016 Victorian Budget features substantial investment in supporting the wellbeing of vulnerable children and families. Many of these
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Summary Good health underpins everyone’s ability to live a good life. VCOSS is encouraged the 2016 Victorian Budget includes significant
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The Government Schools Funding Review, led by Steve Bracks, makes wide-ranging recommendations around using school funding to raise educational outcomes
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The Roadmap to Reform: strong families safe children package announced today is an important step towards improving the wellbeing of
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The VCOSS 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture outlines a number ways the Victorian government can
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The latest Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) National Report 2015 shows the gap between developmentally vulnerable children in the most
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VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. It puts forward a proposal to
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VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. It puts forward a proposal to
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VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the
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VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the
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VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the
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VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the
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VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the
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VCOSS recently provided a submission to the government's What’s important to YOUth? Discussion Paper, contributing to the development of a
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VCOSS is calling on the Victorian Government to take a new approach to solve entrenched disadvantage, and allow local communities
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VCOSS recently provided a submission to the state government's Early Childhood Consultation Paper, released as part of the Education State.
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The current minimum age of criminal responsibility in Australia is out of step with international law, and evidence about children’s
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The best ways for government and the community to foster children’s healthy development and prevent or minimise conditions that may
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Early Childhood Awards finalists and winners represent some of the best practice in early years support and exemplify the kinds
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VET is important in supporting the Victorian economy and community, and provides an important pathway to employment for many people
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Every year organisations across Australia participate in Anti-Poverty Week, which in 2015 will take place from 11-17 October. The week
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Access to high quality Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) promotes immediate and long-term benefits to the learning and wellbeing
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Connection to community, family and culture is fundamental to wellbeing of Aboriginal people. However, approximately 70 per cent of Aboriginal
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Deborah Fewster is the Head of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations at Melbourne City Mission. In this guest post she
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