By placing institutional abuse within its larger context, the royal commission has made the prevention and identification of child sex offending a collective responsibility.
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It’s not always easy to tell when someone’s out to fool you on the internet, but there are some simple tools you can use.
Although they’re at greater risk of violent crime, sexual harassment and suicide, smart-phone savvy young people can access extra support.
Unless the government is willing to increase taxes elsewhere to pay for tax cuts there will be longer-term costs for the budget and the economy. And younger Australians will wear these costs.
Locals use beauty in the battle to reclaim public space from the clutches of organised crime groups.
Not-so-fun fact: more than half of 18- to 34-year-olds are in debt, owing over £8,000 each on average.
Jobs of the future will require emotional intelligence to complement the sophisticated machines we work with, so we need to equip young people with this vital skill
Because some people find it difficult to comprehend…
The government has ignored this group for years, now it asks why they vote for the opposition.
But how does it stay relevant in the world of Spotify and iTunes?
Young people have a poor understanding of Australian democracy, which must be redressed by the education system if they are to become full citizens.
What are the ethics of teaching children about the army as part of the national curriculum?
When children and young people have opportunities for active citizenship, they demonstrate a wide range of ways of contributing to their communities.
There were games, sports, and improved moods and mobility.
Here’s what can be done.
The case for introducing capital gains tax on the sale of all homes.
Young people are three times more likely to smoke if they’ve tried e-cigarettes first.
Fewer young people are smoking, but overall smoking levels remain level. What’s stopping smoking levels in all ages dropping further?
Until you reach 25, employers can pay you less than your older colleagues.
Turning 18 could be your ticket to a European adventure – literally.
Top contributors
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University
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Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Surrey
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Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Researcher and PhD Candidate in Education, Monash University
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Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
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Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University
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Research Fellow – Quantitative Data/Statistics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, The University of Edinburgh
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science, University of Bedfordshire
