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How the 2024 Federal Budget will help young people
What our government is doing about climate anxiety
How to have productive, honest conversations about racism as a non-Indigenous Australian
Sarona Sagele and Amy Wooller, YACVic
25 January 2024
How to spot disinformation
Amy Wooller
23 October 2023
Lower the voting age and give young people a seat at the table
What’s a Referendy, Wendy? A simple guide to the Voice to Parliament Referendum
Jacob Gamble, YACVic
20 June 2023
Why young people are protesting 26 January
Jacob Gamble, YACVic
26 January 2023
How To meet your State MP and candidates
YACVic Policy Team
10 August 2022
How To meet your federal MP and candidates
YACVic Policy Team
04 May 2022
How out of touch are our politicians when it comes to young people? Notes from the 2019 School Climate Strikes
Hannah Mansfield
12 April 2022
Why international organisations matter and how you can get involved
Jack Dalrymple, Global Voices
01 November 2021
How To meet your MP during COVID-19
YACVic Policy Team
21 October 2020
Young people remain in limbo after July's Federal Economic Update
Lawrence Rogers, YACVic Policy Team
27 July 2020
A step-by-step guide for rent relief for young people in Victoria
Lara Paull, YACVic
27 April 2020
How you can take care and action during the bushfires
How the Portable Long Service Benefits Scheme affects youth services
Luke Rycken, YACVic Policy Manager
24 October 2019
Helping young people keep in touch with their mental health
Briar Rolfe, YACVic Communications
11 October 2019
How the Religious Discrimination Bill affects young people
Alberto Giglia and Luke Rycken, YACVic Policy Team
26 September 2019
How governments can engage young people in policy making
Rose-Anna Selhorst
14 May 2019
How young people are calling out the alcohol industry
The power of young voters
Dr. Jessie Mitchell — YACVic Policy Manager
28 March 2019
The power of a vote: how young people have always influenced our political climate
Dr. Jessie Mitchell
08 November 2018
A guide to #vicyouth2020 – what we want to see at this year's state election
Dr. Jessie Mitchell, YACVic
18 October 2018
Building stronger schools is everyone’s business
Dr. Jessie Mitchell, YACVic
25 June 2018