Changes Needed to Youth Allowance
AYAC is recommending five reforms to Youth Allowance. We believe that these will greatly improve the effectiveness of the program and the quality of life of students using it while studying. 1. A [...]
Improving education provision for young people with disabilities
Young people with disabilities face many added challenges when completing education through mainstream schools – affecting their academic achievement, employment opportunities and subsequent [...]
Increasing Youth Employment and Participation in Remote Areas
Earlier this year, AYAC conducted a survey of young people in remote areas of Australia asking for their experiences in employment and views on what could be changed to increase their workplace [...]
Reducing Indigenous youth incarceration in Australia
Despite awareness of the disproportionate level of Indigenous juveniles inside justice and detention systems, programs implemented to address this issue have failed to reduce the high [...]
The case for lowering the voting age to 16
In 2008 the Federal Government invited youth leaders from across the country to Canberra for the 2020 Youth Summit. Over two days the delegates discussed a variety of topics – from [...]
Fly In, Fly Out in youth work problems & solutions
Fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) and drive in, drive out (DIDO) workforces are commonly associated with the Australian mining and resource sector, however they are also used to deliver a range of health, [...]