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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are urging governments to listen more to what kids need.

Researchers have made a world-first discovery on how to prevent severe respiratory infections in babies.

WA Kids Cancer Centre is leading the charge to find innovative new treatments that will allow doctors to ‘dial down’ the amount of toxic treatments needed to fight cancer.

Once upon a time it was infectious diseases like polio, measles or tuberculosis that most worried parents. With these threats now largely under control, parents face a new challenge – sky-rocketing rates of non-infectious diseases such as asthma, allergies and autism.

The Cancer Immunology team at The Kids is investigating how the body's 'natural killer' cells can be harnessed to fight cancer – whilst also protecting kids from nasty chemotherapy side effects.

Daniel Christensen, The Kids Research Institute Australia Life Course Centre research fellow, explained there was rapid change in a child’s brain in the first few years of life, making their home environment and relationship with carers incredibly important.

Two years on, Michelle and Dartanyon’s health and quality of life have significantly improved. We caught up with Michelle to hear about their journey since we first met them.

The Kids Research Institute Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s commitment to invest $65 million to transform the nation’s data system and the way data is used

Growing up poor is about more than just the size of your bank account. Read the new CoLab Impact of Poverty Evidence Report.

Understand the relationship between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Wangle Family Insites, a research-driven app to analyse children’s online activity in real time.