Youth
Indigenous literacy day
Today marked the celebration of indigenous literacy day, and featured events around the country, highlighting works by indigenous authors and......
The death of Elijah Doughty: one year on
A vigil will be held in Kalgoorlie today to honour the memory of Indigenous teen Elijah Doughty on the one......
‘You can’t show that on TV’ according to new study
In March 2017, internet streaming giant, Netflix released a new program, 13 Reasons Why, which was quickly surrounded by controversy due to......
‘Hidden’ homelessness on the rise in Australia
The makeshift tent city in Martin Place is just a small part of the wider problem of homelessness in Australia.......
NAPLAN results fuel debate
Slumping literacy standards in NAPLAN results have caused a fresh round of debate about Australia’s education system. South Australia was the......
The unintended effects of ‘voluntourism’
‘Voluntourism’ is an increasingly popular way for well-meaning people from developed countries to travel overseas. Many young tourists want to......
The bloody taboo: broken by emojis
Period shame and access to sanitary items can have an effect on young girls living in poverty, particularly their education.......
‘They’re quite happy to build more prisons’: Lack of funding forces closure of a youth rehabilitation program
The Northern Territory’s only remote alternative to youth detention, a facility run by BushMob near Alice Springs, has been forced......
Generation Avocado
Public opinion of Millennials is often negative. Called lazy and narcissistic by older generations, those born in the final decades......
Coalition pushes through internship program for youth
In a move to assist unemployed young people, the Coalition government has begun to roll out the controversial Youth Jobs......