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International Youth Day 2023: it's time for us to support young people to lead environmental change

  • As young people are increasingly impacted by the real-time effects of climate change and ecological disasters, it’s never been more important that they are involved and equipped with skills to take care of themselves, their communities and environments.
  • Media releases
  • Youth participation
  • Environment + Climate Change

YACVic and VU establish National Centre of Excellence in Young People and Disasters

  • A National Centre of Excellence in Young People and Disasters will empower young Australians to be active agents of change in emergency management.
  • Media releases
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Rural and regional
  • Youth sector

Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria

  • Rural and regional
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • Education, training and employment
  • Youth sector

Analysis: 2023-24 Victorian State Budget

  • Bite-size breakdowns of how the budget impacts young people and the youth sector.
  • Government and youth policy
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Disability
  • Rural and regional
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • NDIS
  • Education, training and employment
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Transport
  • Youth sector
  • Migrant and refugee
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection
  • LGBTIQA+
  • Family violence
  • Budget

Analysis: 2023-24 Federal Budget

  • This budget has brought limited relief to ease rising cost-of-living pressures. Young people will benefit from some measures announced, but there’s still a long way to go.
  • Government and youth policy
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Disability
  • Rural and regional
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • NDIS
  • Education, training and employment
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Transport
  • Youth sector
  • Migrant and refugee
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • LGBTIQA+
  • Health
  • Family violence
  • COVID-19
  • Budget

What the 2022-2023 Federal Budget means for young people and the youth sector

  • Government and youth policy
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Disability
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • NDIS
  • Education, training and employment
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Transport
  • Youth participation
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Health
  • Issues
  • Family violence
  • Budget

After two years of disasters, young people need a seat at the table

  • Rural and regional
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Youth participation
  • Media releases

2021-22 State Budget makes historic investment in youth mental health for a generation slammed by bushfires and COVID-19

  • Media releases
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Rural and regional
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • Education, training and employment
  • Media releases
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Family violence
  • COVID-19
  • Government and youth policy
  • Budget