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Where we unpack the latest ideas, issues and decisions that are affecting the lives of young people in SA.

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February 5, 2025
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The social media ban – what is it?

February 5, 2025
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The social media ban – what is it?

Young member Haylie reports on the federal social media ban and where it originated.

February 5, 2025
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January 23, 2025
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Every sitting week of SA Parliament in 2024 summarised

January 23, 2025
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Every sitting week of SA Parliament in 2024 summarised

What was passed, what was said and who said it? Find all the info inside..

January 23, 2025
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June 7, 2024
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What's in the 2024-25 SA State Budget for young people?

June 7, 2024
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What's in the 2024-25 SA State Budget for young people?

The State Budget is out, let’s run through what is (and isn’t) in there for young people

June 7, 2024
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May 22, 2024
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Is the government wiping student debt?

May 22, 2024
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Is the government wiping student debt?

The Federal Budget includes changes to student debt, let’s look at what that means for you.

May 22, 2024
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April 5, 2024
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First members of the SA First Nations Voice to Parliament

April 5, 2024
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First members of the SA First Nations Voice to Parliament

Voice to Parliament votes have officially been counted - so who are the first elected representatives?

April 5, 2024
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March 21, 2024
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‘Harmony’, ‘Inclusion’, and other celebratory buzzwords

March 21, 2024
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‘Harmony’, ‘Inclusion’, and other celebratory buzzwords

Today isn’t Harmony Day, it’s the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21, 2024
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February 16, 2024
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Motion adjourned: Select Committee on Gender Dysphoria

February 16, 2024
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Motion adjourned: Select Committee on Gender Dysphoria

Why was a motion to establish a Select Committee on Gender Dysphoria abandoned in SA Parliament?

February 16, 2024
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February 8, 2024
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What's happening with vaping?

February 8, 2024
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What's happening with vaping?

There’s a crackdown on vaping underway across Australia - but what does that actually mean?

February 8, 2024
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December 8, 2023
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What are human rights?

December 8, 2023
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What are human rights?

Your quick human rights rundown: What are they? Who gets them? Why do they matter?

December 8, 2023
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December 1, 2023
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What's important to SA young people?

December 1, 2023
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What's important to SA young people?

Mission Australia’s new Youth Survey Report 2023 has been released - let’s have a look at the SA findings

December 1, 2023
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October 20, 2023
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Referendum

What can happen without a Voice?

October 20, 2023
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What can happen without a Voice?

The Voice to Parliament referendum was unsuccessful, so what happens next?

October 20, 2023
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October 20, 2023
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How did SA vote in the referendum

October 20, 2023
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How did SA vote in the referendum

A (brief) closer look at how electorates with more, and less, young people in SA voted in the unsuccessful referendum on a Voice to Parliament.

October 20, 2023
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September 21, 2023
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Yes, no, undecided... Finding First Nations perspectives on the Voice

September 21, 2023
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Yes, no, undecided... Finding First Nations perspectives on the Voice

There’s no shortage of perspectives being presented to us on the Voice - so let’s ensure that we’re prioritising that of First Nations people.

September 21, 2023
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June 23, 2023
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What's in the 2023-24 SA State Budget for young people?

June 23, 2023
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What's in the 2023-24 SA State Budget for young people?

Now that the State Budget is out, let’s run through what is (and isn’t) in there for young people

June 23, 2023
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June 22, 2023
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What do you want to see in the next SA Youth Action Plan?

June 22, 2023
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What do you want to see in the next SA Youth Action Plan?

The State Government (and YACSA) are consulting on the development of South Australia’s Youth Action Plan 2023-2026, how can you get involved?

June 22, 2023
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June 21, 2023
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Changes to protest laws in SA

June 21, 2023
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Changes to protest laws in SA

Let’s run through everything that’s happened with the Summary Offences (Obstruction of Public Places) Amendment Bill 2023…

June 21, 2023
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May 25, 2023
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The 'generational bargain'

May 25, 2023
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The 'generational bargain'

What is the ‘generational bargain’ and why does it matter?

May 25, 2023
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May 11, 2023
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What's in the 2023-24 Federal Budget for young people?

May 11, 2023
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What's in the 2023-24 Federal Budget for young people?

In short: not much

May 11, 2023
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May 3, 2023
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Budgets & intergenerational inequality

May 3, 2023
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Budgets & intergenerational inequality

Australia has an intergenerational inequality crisis. But what does that mean, and how can the federal budget help?

May 3, 2023
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April 20, 2023
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What the HECS?!

April 20, 2023
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What the HECS?!

HELP – what is happening to my study loan??

April 20, 2023
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