Australia came out of the global financial crisis better than most industrialised countries, but did not escape altogether. With a weaker economy, the unemployment rate rose from about 4% to 6% between…
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Making sense of what is happening in our own time requires sharp thinking. Today, however, catch-phrases and clichés abound. More specifically we rely on cliches about generations. Journalists, bestselling…
The idea of a generation gap is an old one, but the discrepancies between young people’s lived experience and other people’s perceptions present a very contemporary challenge. Today The Conversation begins…
Political participation is about more than voting. But when young people engage in politics their actions are deemed illegitimate. This is the supposedly apathetic generation that never gets off the couch…
In Iran everything is possible, and everything is impossible. – Football Undercover, 2008 Iranian filmmaker Ayat Najafi’s words sum up the conflicting nature of government policy on artistic expression…
It’s 50 years since Mods and Rockers rumbled by the sea in Margate, Broadstairs and Brighton; since their images were captured for posterity in iconic black and white photos of deck chairs being thrown…
In the lead-up to the 2014-15 budget, Australians heard the federal government’s mantra that the “adults are back in charge”. However, the government’s approach to young people has been vague since its…
The 2014-15 federal budget continues the deconstruction of Australia’s post-war welfare state. In fact, the budget takes it a step further, particularly for the young. People under the age of 30 will now…
In the English court during the 15th and 16th centuries boys were engaged to cop the punishments of young princes. These young people were referred to as “whipping boys”. When the young crown prince misbehaved…
I believe there is a special case for taking an interest in youth unemployment. It is concerning that more than one-third of the unemployed people in Australia are aged 15 to 24. In the 14 years leading…
Like fewer causalities on the road or at war, new data released on the number of 16 to 24 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEETs), was conveyed as good news in what is a bad situation…
It’s that time of year again: schoolies – that institution where school leavers (schoolies) disappear for a couple of weeks to a beachside resort to engage in all types of shenanigans, both legal and otherwise…
Teenagers who participate in hobbies, such as sport or music, are less likely to engage in risky behaviours such as drinking…
Girls aged as young as 12 are testing positive for chlamydia, new data shows. Up to 13% of tests with girls aged 12 to 15…
The Coalition government has begun its term in office with some controversial policy proposals related to Australia’s international engagement. These include cuts to international aid, hardline responses…
A study conducted jointly by University of Melbourne and University of Queensland researchers has reported that the risk…
A community-initiated drinking awareness campaign in Indigenous communities is working, according to the latest results from…
Around one in six Australian children live below the poverty line, according to a report released today by the Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth (ARACY). While the rates have improved…
What qualities do you most want your doctor to have? Good medical knowledge? Honesty? Good listening skills? Empathy? You probably want your doctor to have all of these traits – and teenagers are no different…
Helping others assists young people addicted to alcohol and drugs. Research has shown that good citizenship, public outreach…
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, York University, Canada
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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PhD candidate (health), Dalhousie University
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Professor, Département des sciences de l'activité physique, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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ARC Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Dean of Programs, EM Lyon Business School
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
