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Labor promised a new committee of 15 young people to guide policy. So who gets picked, and how?

  • Written by: Lucas Walsh, Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University
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The federal government has announced Anne Aly is Australia’s new minister for youth. This will restore youth consultation to government decision-making after the abolition in 2013 of the Youth Advisory Council and the Office for Youth.

Labor has promised a new youth engagement model driven by a steering committee of up to 15 young...

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