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We should be looking at what we can add to children’s lives instead of what we take away
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the government’s plan to introduce legislation to ban younger teens from social media.
More for Children Issues Paper 2: Housing
This issues paper focuses on what children told us about housing – and how their lives are impacted when housing is unaffordable, inadequate or insecure.
More for Children Issues Paper 4: Education
This issues paper focuses on what children told us about education and how learning in and out of school is impacted by poverty.
Shifting narratives about poverty in Australia
This is the final post of a 3-part series by Sharon Bessell and Cadhla O’Sullivan from the Children’s Policy Centre at ANU. Today’s post covers welfare policy narratives of individual blame and how they don’t reflect the reality of children’s lives.
‘The Missing Middle’ in childhood poverty and wellbeing indicators
This is the second post in a 3-part series focusing on childhood poverty and wellbeing indicators. Today Cadhla O’Sullivan, Megan Lang and Sharon Bessell highlight the gaps for children in the middle years, why this matters, and the importance of listening to children to understand their experiences of poverty.
Reducing poverty and improving wellbeing for all children: Where do we stand?
This is the first post in a 3-part series) by Sharon Bessell and Cadhla O’Sullivan from the Children’s Policy Centre at ANU. Today they identify some trends from their analysis of poverty and wellbeing.
More for Children: Children’s Experiences of Poverty in Australia
Bessell, S. and O'Sullivan, C. 2024. More for Children: Children’s Experiences ofPoverty in Australia, Canberra: The Children's Policy Centre, The AustralianNational University (PDF) More for Children: Children's Experiences of Poverty in Australia.
More for Children: Rights-based Methodology for Research with Children about Poverty
Bessell, S. and O'Sullivan, C. 2024. More for Children: Rights-based Methodology for Research with Children about Poverty. Canberra: The Children's Policy Centre, The Australian National University (PDF) More for Children: Rights-based Methodology for Research with...