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The Guardian’s Quarterly Newsletter – August 2018

August 17, 2018

In this edition of the Guardian’s Newsletter:

  • NAIDOC Week
  • extending the age of support to young people post care
  • the Convention on the Rights of the child in Australia
  • empowering young people by listening
  • what do residents of the youth detention centre want from their visitors?

…plus some significant developments in new programs in the last few months.

Download the August 2018 Newsletter.

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