Thriving Kids is just a plan unless it immediately degenerates into hard work*
Thriving Kids has ambitious and laudable aims. But, to work, state governments must translate the model into actions within local communities that help improve outcomes…
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Squeezed out or set free? Thriving Kids will transform Australian paediatric allied health care and our workforce
After reading the Thriving Kids Advisory Group’s Final Report released 3 February 2026, as well as the Ministerial media release and press conference transcript from…
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Thriving Kids is now a real thing. Get ready!
In a nutshell: With governments finally signing up to the public hospital deal on 30 January, Thriving Kids will start rolling out in phases from…
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Thriving Kids: will ‘targeted supports’ deliver what children and families need?
State of play: On 7 November 2025, the Thriving Kids Advisory Group held the second of what will be three meetings to advise the Government…
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Thriving Kids in Schools: Will it Work?
At its core, Thriving Kids is an ambitious plan by the Federal Government to: In Minister Mark Butler’s words, Thriving Kids represents the Federal Government’s…
