BSL Talks - Ending Child Poverty in Australia: systemic and practice-based solutions

Ending Child Poverty in Australia: systemic and practice-based solutions

As part of Anti-Poverty Week, please join us for a special BSL Talks on what can be done to end child poverty in Australia.

Child poverty remains stubbornly high across Australia. One in six children (16.6%) are growing up in poverty in Australia, which is higher than the general rate for adults (12.7%). There is a great deal of research on how this negatively impacts children, so what can be done to address this?

Join our panel discussion during Anti-poverty Week and hear from Professor Sharon Goldfeld (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute) and Myra Geddes (Goodstart), along with a person with lived experience of child poverty.

In conversation with our Executive Director Travers McLeod, they will explore the importance of the new Early Years Strategy and how access to high quality early childhood education can help break cycles of disadvantage. Questions will be taken from webinar attendees.

This webinar is being run as part of Anti-Poverty Week 2023 activities and is open to everyone.