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Foundation for Young Australians (FYA)

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24.01.2022 Four First Nations deaths in custody in three weeks. 440+ deaths since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, out 30 years on April 15. We stand with First Nations communities in calling on government to adopt the Commission's recommendations and #raisetheage of criminal responsibility.

21.01.2022 Tegan Evans was eligible for Youth Allowance when she needed it most, but the criteria for independence made it hard for her to access this income support payment. Today, she tells her story in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au//youth-allowance-rate-and-requireme Join Tegan and the NUS National Union of Students in calling on government to lower Youth Allowance's age of independence to 18. https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/change-the-age

20.01.2022 Today the Australian Government announced that JobSeeker would be increased by a mere $3.57 a day, an overall reduction from the 2020 rate. Young people are worried about whether they'll get employment, and rather than supporting them, this rate change punishes young Australians #RaiseTheRate Ness Song Australian Council of Social Service

18.01.2022 The Minus18 Sydney Queer Formal is going online on Feb 27, so all LGBTQIA+ youth can attend Mardi Gras, no matter their location! Live music, drag, DJs, new friends it's an interactive, pride-filled, life-affirming night for LGBTQIA+ young people. Grab your free ticket now!

09.01.2022 JOB OPPORTUNITY: We're looking for government relations guru to join our Advocacy team as Director of Government Engagement. Young people deserve to be heard directly on the social issues affecting them - this role is an opportunity to help make that happen. Application close Mon 8 March, 6pm AEST. Check out the details here

09.01.2022 The Australian Government must put young people’s futures first when planning the COVID-19 recovery, not introduce new laws which strip away young workers’ rights, when we’re already bearing the brunt of this crisis," Cat Nadel, Director of the Tomorrow Movement on the Australian Government's Industrial Relations Bill. FYA, the Tomorrow Movement and Young Workers Centre have raised concerns with the Australian Government’s proposed changes to the Fair Work Act. Read our joint submission https://www.fya.org.au//secure-safe-and-meaningful-work-f/

08.01.2022 Women should be safe in our workplaces, in our schools, in every part of our lives - including in our nation’s parliament. We deserve a Government that treats all forms of gendered violence as seriously as other threats to community safety. We've joined Fair Agenda's call demanding governments do more to prevent gendered violence. Keep the pressure on every single member of federal parliament to use their influence - to help reform the systems that deny survivors justice and put women at risk. https://fair-agenda.good.do/safety/act/

04.01.2022 The number of young people with disabilities in Australia surviving on below-the-poverty-line welfare benefits has increased by more than 300% over the past decade, new data reveals according to a pre-budget submission from Children and Young People with Disability Australia - read more the link below. #RaiseTheRate

01.01.2022 Yesterday was the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It reminds us that each and every day we must commit to fight racism, hate and discrimination so we can live in a world where we're all treated with equality, dignity and respect. Organisations like Democracy in Colour are leading the charge - support their work here https://democracyincolour.org/