Biden plans to ‘infuse equity into everything’... ‘All Australians — but especially those whose lives are shortened & diminished by the lack of an adequate income, housing, education, healthcare & employment — would benefit from a comparable commitment ... insidestory.org.au/when-wealthier…

Leadership requires more than just words. If the Prime Minister wants to show Australian women he has heard the call for change, here are three concrete actions he could take. On these, he really does hold the pen.

We've stood united throughout this pandemic. One State. One team. We've come this far by looking after each other. By social distancing. By staying home and getting tested when we're sick. By using hand sanitisers everywhere we see them. Simple. Proven. Trusted. Together.

“Women don’t want rape or harassment to be categorised as a matter of female perspective. We aren’t prosecuting a new front in a culture war. Women need the support of men to fix this problem. We need this to be what it is: a human problem, one we all own” theguardian.com/australia-news…

IT’S TIME! The Australian Constitutional Values Survey shows that the majority of Australians support a constitutionally protected First Nations Voice to Parliament. It’s the “obvious way forward.” Visit UluruStatement.org/supporter-kit for more information #UluruStatement #auspol #auslaw

I want our nation to be a world leader in gender equality. Australia’s response to the violent, sexist and misogynistic conduct in our Parliament needs to be urgent, and ambitious. My thoughts here: smh.com.au/national/not-a…

Children can only thrive when they feel safe and protected. This #DayofFamilies, UNICEF is calling on governments and businesses to invest in scaling-up parenting programmes and family-friendly policies to build more resilient, prosperous and fair societies.

A decent #NDIS providing, as promised at its inception, reasonable & necessary support, saves costs in, & stops cost shifting to, not only the health system, but also in aged care, education, child safety & criminal justice. Also eases burden on carers, esp women, & creates jobs!

Check out the latest fabulous video from Thrive By Five - hear it from kids and parents why investing in universal quality early childhood education and care is vital: fb.watch/5Eri1Esekh/ Minderoo Foundation @everychild_AU ARACY - Every Child Thriving

To support policymakers working in the area of perpetrator interventions, ANROWS commissioned & published 20 relevant research reports between 2018 & 2020. This new paper synthesises their key findings, and the recommendations arising from these findings: anrows.org.au/publication/in…

Maybe one day in the land of Oz!! Meanwhile, in the UK, UCL professor attends G7 roundtable with Duchess of Cambridge and US First Lady Jill Biden on Early Childhood Development ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/jun/…

Let me be very clear, we have a 4 Stage Strategy #auspol

Please join us on 10 November for the ‘Building Brains Better’ webinar hosted by lisna laura khiel with the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives Dr Harris Eyre, the Australian leading their #Neuroscience-Inspired Policy Initiatives work. ARACY - Every Child Thriving Register for this FREE event now: lnkd.in/exB5CrwT

It costs $4.3 million a year to keep one - REPEAT ONE - refugee on Nauru. There are 107 of them at the moment. That’s $460.1m Or >96m Rapid Antigen Tests. Insanity.

Great piece in Stanford Social Innovation Review looks at how Canada’s Tamarack Institute ‘united the efforts of local collective impact initiatives across Canada to accelerate systems change in support of a living wage.’ Plenty of lessons for OZ! ssir.org/articles/entry…

Powerful report from the UK Independent Review into Children’s social care. “This moment is a once in a generation opportunity to reset children’s social care.” Worth consideration by all involved with Australia’s child protection systems! …drenssocialcare.independent-review.uk/final-report/