The Wire

The health and well being of Australia’s young people have been given a mixed report card. While there have been improvements in some key areas, such as reductions in smoking and teenage pregnancy, we still have a long way to go before we can call our kids ‘healthy’.

The results are in : Australians aged between 15 and 24 are fatter and using more drugs but are smoking less.The latest Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth or ARACY report card has compared the stats of Australia’s youth against other countries to see how we stack up.