Youth
Young athletes turn to drugs to achieve sporting success
Elite young sportspeople are not immune to the temptation of performance enhancing drugs. With the increasing perception that elite athletes......
Why the “Stoner Sloth” campaign is a fail for the Baird govt
The New South Wales government has launched a campaign to warn young people about the dangers of marijuana, but the......
Concerns for small arts groups after $52 million cut in MYEFO
A further $52 million was cut from the arts budget in the government’s Mid Year Economic Forecast, leaving arts organisations......
AYCC call for community action on climate change
With COP21 fast approaching, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition is one organisation working with schools, communities, and politicians to demand......
Traineeships: a tool to exploit workers?
Reports have emerged that On The Run, one of South Australia’s biggest employers, is under investigation for its traineeship program.......
Mother of murdered child launches safety app
In 2007 Sonya Ryan’s 15 year old daughter, Carly Ryan, was groomed by an online predator who lured her to......
Teens Fight, eat animal faeces for junk food in Don Dale
Travis is 15 and last year spent time in Darwin’s Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. He claims that staff bribed......
International Youth Day highlights job concern
Today’s International Youth Day, calling on young people around the globe to take action as it celebrates the different views......
Young entrepreneurs pitch for a better Australia
Madeleine from Melbourne wants to support young carers. Jo from Sydney wants to teach school students to code. Maddeline from......
Generation Jobless
The youngest employment segment, 15-19 year-olds, is now disturbingly also a major long-term unemployed segment (joining the over 50’s) in......