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Many Australian children struggle with their mental health, report researchers Narendar Manohar,  Hiroko Fujimoto and Peter Baldwin. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness. So what can actually help? Our research shows the most powerful influences on children’s...

24 July, 2026

The number of “serious incidents” in Australian early childhood services – including long daycare – is increasing, reports, Erin Harper According to a new Productivity Commission report, there were 160 such incidents per 100 services in 2024-25. This is up from 148 and 139 in the previous...

09 March, 2026