Act for Children Movement 2025

Mar 2, 2025

We’re proud to be joining the Act for Children Campaign! Calling on all Australians to ensure child rights and wellbeing become a national priority this election. Australia needs real leadership for children.

Our plan is to achieve this is by:

1️⃣  Appointing a Cabinet Minister for Children,

2️⃣  National Cabinet making child wellbeing a priority,

3️⃣  Creating a National Plan for Child Wellbeing and by

4️⃣  Passing a National Children’s Act in Parliament to guarantee child rights into law.

With your help, we can build momentum in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election and ensure children are no longer ignored in national decision-making.

How You Can Take Part

📱 Post on social media – Personalise your message and share why you support Act for Children. Use #ActForChildren.

✍️ Join the Movement – Every signature strengthens our call.

📢 Contact election candidates – Ask them where they stand on child rights and wellbeing.

💍 Stay engaged – This is just the beginning! Keep the pressure on until we see real change.

Act for Children now at: www.actforchildren.net

​Why This Matters

✅ Make child rights and wellbeing a key election issue
✅ Mobilise thousands of Australians to demand leadership for children
✅ Hold political leaders accountable for prioritising children in national policy

Thank you for being part of this movement.

Let’s make 2025 the year Australia finally puts children first!

#ActForChildren

#PutKidsFirst

#ChildrenDeserveBetter

The Academy of Child and Adolescent Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.