Undergraduate science students are anxious about climate change, but are concerned their education isn’t giving them the tools to take meaningful action.
A focus on creating and strengthening positive images of immigrants, rather than instilling blame and mistrust, will be more conducive to social benefits for society.
Three Monash University youth ambassadors played important roles at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP), the world’s most significant global forum for climate action.
Victoria is set to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 this year, but questions remain as to what responses should be implemented to improve outcomes for young offenders and the community.
Among the intricate tapestry of issues on the table at COP28, there are some pivotal ones that demand our attention.
Australia has moved from a laggard to a global leader in leaving care policy and practice, but further work is required to broadly address three major areas.
Fijian youth are combining modern science with traditional knowledge to develop innovative responses to the immediate threat posed by climate change.
We need not just an acknowledgement of children as victim-survivors in their own right, but a commitment to boost resourcing of child-centred recovery support.
A Different Lens: While it’s easy to dwell on the darker elements of contemporary global politics, we should all remember that positive change is also afoot.
There are things we need to unlearn, learn and relearn about conditions for living together on this planet in just, equitable and sustainable ways.
The 2021 Australian Youth Barometer, a survey of more than 500 young Australians aged 18 to 24, reflects the pressures young Australians have been under during COVID-19.
Since 1991, the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system has increased. There are three areas of reform that could start addressing the problem.
New research is exploring the experiences of young people who use violence in the home.
How do we smooth the transition for young people leaving out-of-home care?
A decision to extend out-of-home care to 21 years of age will significantly advance the life opportunities for many of Victoria’s most vulnerable young people.
Many Indigenous children leaving state care face an unknown and difficult future, with little support after they exit the system.
A dramatic fall in youth remand numbers during the pandemic has sparked calls for a re-examination of our justice systems.
Until we tackle the perception that some minority groups are a threat to society, they'll continue to be subjected to intensive over-policing, leading to a fear of those serving to protect.
We can’t talk about youth crime without taking into account childhood adversity.
It's World Children's Day, yet in Australia's criminal justice system they are still being silenced and denied their rights.
Rather than reacting when disaster strikes, there's plenty we can do to prevent catastrophic bushfires.
As CEO of the Climate Council, Amanda McKenzie is on the frontline of the climate wars between those who accept the science and urgency of climate change, and those who don't.
One year after the royal commission into Northern Territory child detention recommended big changes, little of substance has been done to tackle the problem by the NT Labor government.
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