Jan 2019
In welcoming today’s announcement by the Assistant Minister for Children and Families, the Hon. Michelle Landry MP, of the Fourth Action Plan (2018-2020) under the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020, Families Australia again underlined the need for greater national effort to tackle Australia’s…
Jan 2019
Families Australia proposes the establishment of a long-term national child and family wellbeing policy framework to guide actions that improve the lives of Australia’s families and children, particularly those experiencing the greatest disadvantage and marginalisation. It would represent the logical next step in national soci…
Sep 2018
On 14 September 2018 Dr Brian Babington, CEO Families Australia and Convenor of the National Coalition on Child Safety and Wellbeing, delivered an address to the Early Learning and Care Council of Australia AGM, Sydney.
His address, Advancing social policy through collaborative practice, can be viewed here.
Sep 2018
On Sunday 16 September Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the Government’s decision to ask the Governor General to establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector.
View the Prime Minister’s announcement here.
Aug 2018
“In 2016, the Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS) jointly engaged the CREATE Foundation and the National Children’s Commissioner to undertake a series of consultations with young people across Australia about the three strategies outlined in the Third Action Plan.
CREATE, as project manager, subsequently con…
Jun 2018
Families Australia’s CEO Dr Brian Babington today welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, in particular that it would issue a formal apology to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse and establish a National Office for Child Safety. Th…