
There’s a real education revolution taking place in one of Melbourne’s most disadvantaged communities. Marie McInerney reports on how Doveton College is putting ... Read More
There’s a real education revolution taking place in one of Melbourne’s most disadvantaged communities. Marie McInerney reports on how Doveton College is putting ... Read More
Children are over-represented in the homelessness system. Shelley Mallett and Violet Kolar say the profound impact of homelessness on their wellbeing makes a ... Read More
Sure Start was the UK Labour Government’s flagship early years program for children, responding to evidence on the importance of early learning. Its first Director ... Read More
The children of prisoners in Victoria are largely ‘invisible’, to the justice system and the broader community. Dr Catherine Flynn and Melanie Field-Pimm say ... Read More
Vulnerable Aboriginal children and young people are being placed under child protection at higher rates than at any time since white settlement. Victoria’s first ... Read More
What effect do child care and kindergarten have on learning, development, and social inclusion of Australian children, particularly those from disadvantaged ... Read More
We know the risks to children living with family violence, but the default response is far too often to move them into child protection, says Cathy Humphreys. She ... Read More
Despite Bob Hawke’s famous promise, the overall rate of relative child poverty in Australia has not changed greatly since the mid-1990s. Associate Professor Gerry ... Read More
For the first time in history, life expectancy of Australian children may be declining. Dr Lance Emerson says Australia would not accept such a downturn in sporting ... Read More
The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) allows us to shine a light on inequity in child health and development. Dr Sharon Goldfeld, Sue West and the Centre ... Read More
‘Ten pillars as basic requirements for an optimal childhood’ were formulated by the organisers of the Global Summit on Childhood in Washington in 2012.1 Finnish ... Read More
Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Strategy is pointing us in the right direction, says Berry Street Childhood Institute’s Marg Hamley. But, she asks, does it go far ... Read More
They’re no longer little children and not yet adolescents, but they are at a crucial point of transition. Paula Grogan looks at growing concerns that we are missing a vital moment ... Read More
As we open a new year and lead up to the November 2014 State Election, the focus of this edition of Insight is on the most vulnerable of Victorians: its children. It includes a ... Read More
Neuroscience and common sense are decisive: the earlier we nurture children’s minds and hearts, the better lives they will live as adults. Yet, despite some tentative steps, we still ... Read More