Feb 2020
If there were not enough compelling reasons to participate in the National Early Years Summit (11 and 12 March 2020) and start a concerted decade long program of national action focusing on the early years, last month’s Productivity Commission Report on Government Services (RoGS) surely strengthened the case.
RoGS was a stark …
Jan 2020
I strongly encourage you to attend the National Early Years Summit, which is to be held in Melbourne on 11 and 12 March 2020 (more information here). Be part of a gathering of the nation’s top leaders who will be discussing and shaping a major national campaign on the pressing needs of children, especially in the first thousan…
Oct 2019
Great progress is being made with consultations in capital cities and regional centres on the proposed national child and family wellbeing plan to follow the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020.
Over the past six months, Families Australia on behalf of the National Coalition on Child Safety and Wel…
Aug 2019
We need your help over coming months to build an ambitious national child and family wellbeing plan to follow the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children which ends next year.
The National Framework, Australia’s first-ever COAG endorsed plan to improve child safety and wellbeing, has delivered on a number of f…
May 2019
I want to discuss what should come after the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children which ends next year. I will start off with a high speed overview of the National Framework, and then pose some questions for discussion.
National Framework: key history
Ten years ago, all Australian governments endorsed the …
May 2019
I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet and paying respects to their Elders, past, present and future. I want to thank the Department for supporting National Families Week. In particular, I wish to thank the Secretary, Kathryn Campbell AO CSC, and Liz Hefren-Webb, for their participation.
Ove…