Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, The Temper Trap & More Team Up For War Child Australia Charity Album

1 October 2026 12:05 AM

“The list of Australian artists who’ve donated their talents to this project is second to none, and we hope the Australian community embraces this new opportunity to contribute to an incredibly worthy cause.”

Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, The Temper Trap(Credit: Dean Podmore, Tajette O'Halloran, Alberto Zimmerman)

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An incredible group of Australia’s most loved artists have joined forces for a great cause: a charity album for War Child Australia.

The album, Forever Young, is scheduled for release on Friday, 20 November. It’s a treasure trove of unreleased tracks, rare covers and original recordings. It marks the first time that Australian artists have led an initiative for the global War Child cause, which supports children living through conflict.

The collection features tracks from Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, Sarah Blasko, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Grace Cummings, Augie March/Glenn Richards, Any Young Mechanic, William Crighton, Milly Strange, and more.

A press release notes that Ruel will share an acoustic rendition of Crosby, Stills & Nash’s Helplessly Hoping, while The Temper Trap have put their own spin on The Triffids’ classic Wide Open Road, out today.

Also out today is the Forever Young 2026 Flashback Remix by Youth Group and Paul Mac, along with the just-launched pre-order option for the album. Fans can pre-order the Collector’s Edition vinyl, tote bag and t-shirts here.

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Check out The Temper Trap’s Wide Open Road and the Forever Young 2026 Flashback Remix, as well as the album track listing, below.

“We’re humbled to be a part of the War Child Australia Forever Young charity album,” The Temper Trap said. “It continues a relationship we have had with War Child since 2011, when we performed at one of their concerts in London to raise money for children affected by war around the globe.

Youth Group’s Toby Martin added, “I love how War Child think about the role of music in helping be a force for good.

“It is really easy to get incredibly dismayed by war and violence, and cynical about the possibility for change, but hopefully projects like this help us to change our thinking a bit. We are really proud to be a part of this, to collaborate with them and help provide more exposure and funding for them.”