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A national approach to extended...
September 21, 2022 Foster carers and experts from Australia and overseas will use an international conference this Friday to stress the importance of extended care to the New South Wales Government -
Watch the personal accounts of...
April 29, 2022 Queensland’s refusal to extend foster care for its most vulnerable young people is “bewildering” given most Australian states now offer care to the age of 21... -
On the home stretch to a new...
June 24, 2021 "There was no way I could deal with everything the adult world was demanding I do..." -
The accelerated and compressed...
May 18, 2021 This article aims to compile academic research to form an argument alongside the Home Stretch Campaign, in favour of extending care to age 21 -
An easy win for Queensland’s...
October 27, 2020 By Paul McDonald23 October 2020 With the Queensland election rushing up to meet us, there is a simple reform that could be life changing – and even life-saving – for the state’s most vulnerable young people. Adopting this single measure would not only reposition the sunshine state as a leader rather than a laggard in … Continue reading "An easy win for Queensland’s major parties to improve young lives"
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