The First Future Healthy Countdown 2030 progress report: tracking Australian children and young people’s health and wellbeing to drive accountability

Georgie Frykberg; Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis; Planning Saw; Kevin Kapeke; Cham Kim; Amie Furlong; Susan Maury; Anna M.H. Price; Peter D. Sly; Taylor Dee Hawkins; Khalid Muse; Pasi Sahlberg; Prue Warrilow; Fiona J. Stanley; Jordan Cory; Carolyn Wallace; Adam Valvasori; Ngiare Brown; Craig A. Olsson; Yichao Wang; Sharon R. Goldfeld; Rosemary Calder; Kate Lycett

doi:10.5694/mja2.70075

The First Future Healthy Countdown 2030 progress report: tracking Australian children and young people’s health and wellbeing to drive accountability

Georgie Frykberg
, Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis
, Planning Saw
, Kevin Kapeke
, Cham Kim
, Amie Furlong
, Susan Maury
, Anna M.H. Price
, Peter D. Sly
, Taylor Dee Hawkins
, Khalid Muse
, Pasi Sahlberg
, Prue Warrilow
, Fiona J. Stanley
, Jordan Cory
, Carolyn Wallace
, Adam Valvasori
, Ngiare Brown
, Craig A. Olsson
, Yichao Wang

Sharon R. Goldfeld, Rosemary Calder, Kate Lycett

Deakin University
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
University of Melbourne
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
Foundations for Tomorrow
University of Queensland
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
Telethon Kids Institute
University of Western Australia
South Australian Health And Medical Research Institute
Victoria University

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Abstract

Australia has the means to ensure that children and young people can thrive. Yet, for decades, evidence has shown stagnation or decline in key health and wellbeing outcomes and equity for many children and young people.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S6-S16
Number of pages	11
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	223
Issue number	S9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70075
Publication status	Published - 3 Nov 2025

Keywords

Child development
Child health
Social determinants of health

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Frykberg, G., Ojinnaka-Psillakis, A., Saw, P., Kapeke, K., Kim, C., Furlong, A., Maury, S., Price, A. M. H., Sly, P. D., Dee Hawkins, T., Muse, K., Sahlberg, P., Warrilow, P., Stanley, F. J., Cory, J., Wallace, C., Valvasori, A., Brown, N., Olsson, C. A., ... Lycett, K. (2025). The First Future Healthy Countdown 2030 progress report: tracking Australian children and young people’s health and wellbeing to drive accountability. Medical Journal of Australia, 223(S9), S6-S16. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70075

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