An Albanese Labor Government will provide young Australians with strong and formalised engagement in government and policy making.
\nUnder the Morrison Government, young people have been denied the opportunity to be part of forming the policies and making the decisions that impact their lives and futures.
\nAs a result, younger people now face a future of high underemployment, depleted retirement savings, significant barriers to education and training, and a rent and housing affordability crisis.
\nSince 2013 when the Abbott Government abolished the Youth Advisory Council and the Office for Youth, both introduced by the previous Labor Government, there has been no framework for direct engagement between young Australians and the Federal Government.
\nUnlike the government, Labor is already consulting with and listening to young people, in particular through our online national youth survey.
\nMore than 50 per cent of the young people who completed Labor\u2019s survey said the biggest barrier to being part of decision making in politics was feeling they won\u2019t be taken seriously or listened to at all.
\nBy failing to engage with young people on the issues and policies designed to help them, the government\u2019s programs specifically for young people have continually and spectacularly failed – including JobMaker, the Youth PaTH program, and the Youth Taskforce.
\nIt is clear there is a two-way benefit to involving young Australians in policy making – young people need and deserve a say on the issues that impact them, and government needs the input of young people to develop successful youth policies.
\nThat is why an Albanese Labor Government will introduce a\u00a0new youth engagement model, to provide a voice and structure for younger Australians to directly engage with government and contribute to policy development.
\nIf elected, an Albanese Labor Government will:-<\/p>\n
The new framework will involve a number of strategies to provide a channel for direct communication between young Australians and the Federal Government.
\nThe framework will be driven by a steering committee\u00a0of up to 15 young people, under the direction of the Minister for Youth and Office for Youth.
\nHowever engagement will go beyond the committee, by incorporating local forums, workshops, and town halls for young Australians to directly engage in debate and offer their perspectives and ideas.
\nThe new model will also aim to conduct annual youth summits to encourage young Australians across the country to participate in debating and shaping government policy.
\nYounger Australians have suffered a disproportionate impact from COVID-19 on their employment prospects, financial security, and social wellbeing.
\nYet the Coalition Government continues to ignore the voices of young Australians and leave them out of the decisions that disproportionately affect their future.
\nLabor is committed to genuine, ongoing and two-way engagement with young Australians, and ensuring they have a voice in an Albanese Labor Government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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