On Wednesday, 5 February 2025, the Office for Youth hosted the National Youth Forum in Canberra at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. The forum was a key initiative under the Australian Government’s new youth engagement strategy, Engage!, which aims to actively involve young people in shaping national policies and decisions.
The Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN) has taken a groundbreaking step in shaping the future of youth policy advocacy with the official launch of the National Policy Alliance (NPA). Held on February 27 to 28, 2025, in Melbourne, Victoria, the two-day event brought together stakeholders, policymakers, and young leaders to address key migration and settlement issues affecting multicultural youth across Australia.
Every year on the 19th-27th of March, we as a nation recognise the significance that this week holds, for all people who come from the four
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A welcome investment in women, mental health, and training but no long term plan for young people MYAN welcomes the investment in women, increased support
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Message from Carmel Guerra OAM, MYAN Australia Chair: I would like to take this opportunity to formally acknowledge and farewell Nadine Liddy after 12 years’
Meet Zahra, our Youth Ambassador Network (YAN) representative from Western Australia! 1. Who is Zahra Al Hilaly? I am a 19-year-old from Perth, and the proud
Meet Domina, our Youth Ambassador Network (YAN) 2020 representative from New South Wales! 1. Who is Maria Domina Augustine? I am a 22-year-old young South
MEET SWATHI, OUR YOUTH AMBASSADOR NETWORK (YAN) REPRESENTATIVE FROM VICTORIA! 1. Who is Swathi Shanmukhasundaram? I’m an Indian born migrant, a law graduate and a
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