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We are entering the final day of the election campaign as this newsletter arrives in your inbox. Like many of you, MYAN has been busy advocating to all parties, urging them to give greater focus and attention to multicultural young people – and the issues that affect them...

The Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network Australia (MYAN) has welcomed the investment in mental health services and leadership opportunities for young women as well as the 16,500 additional places for refugees from Afghanistan in this year’s federal budget.

Welcome to MYAN's December eNews, our final newsletter for the year!

Read MYAN's latest eNews to find out more about FUSE 2021, COVID-19 Vaccine projects, news from young leaders, resources, media articles and more.

MYAN has once again developed a national snapshot on the number of young people aged 12-24 who arrived in Australia via the Family, Skilled and Humanitarian program streams in the 2020/21 financial year.

Why is raising the criminal age of responsibility to 12 still not enough?   On Friday 12th November, 2021 Australia’s Attorney’s-General supported developing a proposal to raise the age of criminal responsibility from the age of 10 to 12 years old. This is not a decision to raise the age to 12, this is simply…

MYAN/Deloitte Access Report COVID-19 and young migrants - impact and solutions   In Australia, data collection on economic participation and employment outcomes for young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds is sparse and MYAN has responded to this gap by engaging Deloitte Access Economics to contribute an evidence base to this area. The COVID-19 pandemic…

Women at Risk Visa Holder (Subclass 204) MYAN Consultation Report, in collaboration with Migration Council Australia (MCA)     We’re pleased to share our most recent report, in collaboration with the Migration Council of Australia, “Women at Risk Visa Holders (Subclass 204) Consultation Report." WaR visa holders arriving in Australia share common pre-arrival vulnerabilities, including…

Farewell and thank you Nadine Liddy!     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’ service with MYAN Australia. The contribution of Nadine to building a national youth settlement sector has been significant and ground-breaking. Nadine commenced…