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GenV families help shape food policy

09/02/2026

New data from the GenV Toddler Food Survey is helping policymakers better understand what toddlers are eating - and why clearer food standards are needed.

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What is Thriving Kids?

07/02/2026

Professor Frank Oberklaid AM has been featured on the latest episode of the ABC’s Insiders on Background.

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New videos highlight impact of MHiPS

06/02/2026

A new series of ‘MHiPS in action’ videos offer practical insight into how the Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS) initiative is being implemented across diverse school settings.

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‘Children want to be heard’

05/02/2026

Yarra Ranges Best Start and Upper Yarra Partnership invited Rachel Parker, Voice of the Child Foundations Lead, to conduct a workshop on the Voice of the Child Toolkit.

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World Hearing Day 2026 - from communities to classrooms

04/02/2026

This year, the theme focuses on ensuring hearing care reaches every child from communities to classrooms. The Centre’s Child Deafness and Hearing Research Program is working to make this vision a reality in Australia.

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GenV sets new benchmark for inclusive research

20/04/2026

A new paper in the International Journal of Epidemiology highlights who is taking part in GenV – and what is possible when research is designed to include everyone from the start.

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