NAIDOC Week marks 50 years of honouring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. This year’s theme, “The Next...

The 2025–26 NSW Budget has landed with a historic investment in out-of-home care. It’s a welcome step, but it misses the mark on what matters most: keeping families safely together in the first place.  Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, stable environment. Every young person deserves the chance to build a future with confidence and support. These are values we all share, and they should be reflected in how we allocate public resources.  This year’s budget shows that g

Marist180 welcomes the 2025–26 Queensland State Budget as a recognition that building a fairer Queensland starts with creating real pathways for people to participate in work, learning, and community life.   At Marist180, we work with young people who are ready to take a step forward but need the right support to do it. In our Construction Traineeship program in Zillmere and surrounding suburbs, we’ve seen what happens when that support is in place: young people who’ve strugg