Category: Articles

ABCN will experiment with delivering a digital version of our GOALS program in regional and remote areas in 2020, following the completion of a successful pilot late last year. One of ABCN’s strategic goals is...

A tool that allows people with disabilities to eat independently; an app for people to try on clothing virtually; an organisational system for teenagers to combat stress. All are examples of brilliant ideas from Year...

This year has seen a slew of reports on what’s wrong with Australia’s education system. From disappointing PISA and NAPLAN results to multiple reviews by education thought-leaders, it’s clear there’s a lot to fix. Research...

Alula Abraha is still working at Optus three years after getting a foot in the door through an ABCN program. His success story was one of many told at ABCN end-of-year celebrations around the country...

Transformative change takes time, but it’s worth working at it, says Janet Sou, who participated in several ABCN programs during her years at Cabramatta High School in Sydney. The 24-year-old, who is now a mentor...

Various ABCN programs discuss the value of goal-setting. But what happens when your goals don’t go to plan? ABCN alumna Helen Le knows all too well the importance of keeping an open mind to seize...

So you’ve decided it’s time to chase your first ever part-time job. Scary, eh? We asked seven former ABCN students for their best advice on how to land one.                    ...

Former ABCN student Janet Sou is giving back to a new generation of students, as a mentor with her current employer, Stockland.   ‘Phenomenal tips’ from participating in ABCN programs many years ago have stuck...