The wellbeing of Australia’s children is measured and tracked across the six interconnected domains of The Nest – Australia’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Framework. These include being valued, loved and safe; being healthy; learning; having basic material needs met; having a positive sense of identity; and participating in decisions that impact them.

Our publications ultimately aim to set policy priorities and guide action to ensure Australia is an equitable place to grow up and improve outcomes for all Australian children – to make Australia the best place in the world for every child to grow up.

This is the second in a series of papers that ARACY and UNICEF Australia are developing in partnership to further examine the Australian Children’s Wellbeing Index through each of The Nest domains. The papers measure and track what’s important for children and young people, incorporating their voices and analysis of emerging i