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National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Conference: A recap

Last Saturday, the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council conference kicked off in Adelaide, with the theme being ‘Charting the Way Forward Together’. The conference saw a great focus on how to engage with young multicultural Australians to continue the legacy of the sector. This year, a new multicultural youth conference will start conversations around …

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Community Organisations urging Youth Homelessness Reforms

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A coalition of over 80 national community organisations is urging the Federal Government to implement greater measures to tackle youth homelessness. New data has revealed over 37,000 children and young people approached homelessness services in the past year, with a staggering 44 percent of those youths remaining homeless. Image: Image Credit: Pexels / Keira Burton …

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“Self-denial” main issue for young people with eating disorders

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A study has found self-denial remains one of the main barriers for young people struggling with disordered eating The study from Flinders University says only one in four people under the age of 25 seek help for an eating disorder, with the majority either in denial or believing their problems aren’t bad enough to require …

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Young Australians are worse off than their parents

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Research’s at Monash Univeristy are looking into the link between how insecure work affects young Australians school pathways and employment. The research shows that many young people face financial worries, engage in gig work, and deal with anxiety while striving for stability in their job market. The Wire spoke to Professor Lucas Walsh, the director …

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SYN Radio Station Asks Community for Support

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Melbourne’s youth community radio station SYN Media is hosting an emergency fundraiser to keep the station open. With the pandemic, loss of grant funding and the current cost of living crisis, the station says they’ve struggled to stay afloat. After 20 years of platforming young people’s voices, SYN has only six weeks to save the …

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The Hope Co-op providing support for asylum seeker youth in Australia

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An initiative run by and for people from asylum-seeking backgrounds is providing young asylum seekers living in Australia with essential access to education and employment opportunities. There are more than 25 million asylum seekers world-wide and around 30,000 people who fled their homes for safety and arrived by boat in Australia during 2012–2013. Most of …

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JobSeeker to Stagnate This Budget Season

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JobSeeker payments will reportedly go up for people above the age of 55, with those below the age line being left in the dust. A committee, established by treasurer Jim Chalmers suggested raising the JobSeeker payments for all peoples, not just those over 55, but it appears their suggestions have fell on deaf ears. Heading …

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Young people in the ACT the focus of online gambling study

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Young people are thought to be particularly susceptible to problem betting and gambling, and this is the focus for Australian researchers in a new study. Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) aim to enhance understanding of online betting and gambling habits involving young adults in the Australian Capital Territory. The study hopes to understand …

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