APS 2026 Finalists / APS 2026 – Queensland Finalists / Abbie Paine
ABBIE PAINE
APS 2026 Sydney Final artwork features performing writer Dai Moret. Artwork design: APS 2026 artwork design: Rachel Stone Designs, DEFNE and Adara Enthaler. Concept: Miles Merrill and the Word Travels team. Poem excerpt in design: APS Champion 2025 – Arantza Garcia Ferrand.
“I am a 16-year-old trying to stand up for the rights and treatment of youth, and advocate for change in the education system, youth mental health support, and the way we are looked at and treated. I am a new voice for all the teenagers who are stuck.”
– See the APS Queensland Finalists compete for the crown of APS ‘26 Queensland State Final Champion at the 2026 Queensland APS Final on 17 October at Queensland Multicultural Centre.