Will Victorians adopt change for same sex couples?
Victoria does not permit same sex adoption, though this may be set to change for Victorians at the upcoming election.
Children & youth – Page 7
Filling the Jar: Helping Children Heal From Family Violence
The Empty Jar is not just a children’s book. It’s a therapeutic resource for children who experience family violence.
Whitlam and my folks: reflections of a Gen Y
Gough Whitlam’s influence lives on, writes Iona Salter.
Riding the Wave of Asperger’s Syndrome
Gail Watts shares her insight and her son’s story on living with Asperger’s Syndrome – fighting for a fair chance at education and against negative stereotypes.
The revolving door of juvenile justice
Does the court system reinforce criminal identity on children? Helen Cooper discusses rehabilitation and the revolving juvenile justice system.
Righteous celebration of Australia’s diverse youth
Mabel Kwong reports on Righteous: Rights at the Round Table, a youth forum and creative space for culturally diverse expression and celebration held as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Friday chat: Amy Lamoin
Right Now Editor Hector Sharp chats to Amy Lamoin, Head of Advocacy for UNICEF Australia.
Create footprints worth following
Emma McDonald interviews AIME program manager Nada Aldobasic about Indigenous education in Australia.
Still not “bringing them home”: Victorian Aboriginal children in care on the rise
Sayomi Ariyawansa reflects on the number of Victorian Aboriginal children who are currently in out-of-home or child-protection care, and evaluates the recent policy proposals intended to tackle this issue
Emerging from the cave
Like Plato’s prisoner in the cave, kids at school are often disengaged with the world around them. Claire Feain shares her experiences with equipping Australian youth with the tools to become active citizens so they can emerge out the cave with their eyes open.
The Freedom Interviews: Farah Mohamed
In Part Two of our Freedom Interview series Right Now’s Nicola Caon spoke with social entrepreneur Farah Mohamed, founder and CEO of G(irls) 20.
Back to school
Alice Pung returns to Braybook, the suburb in Melbourne’s West where she grew up, to explore how youth education can break the cyclic nature of poverty and disadvantage.