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Monday, June 17

Young people left powerless in “callous” employment service system

Young job-seekers in South Australia have described feeling powerless, humiliated and frustrated by an employment service system they say is punitive and one-sided.

Adelaide street magazine to shut down

Independent print and online magazine Yewth today announced it would wind up operations from the end of this month, citing increased publishing costs for its closure.

Northern suburbs youth workers say the closure of Holden's Elizabeth factory had a big impact on young people's job hopes.

Youth unemployment in Adelaide's north continues to rise

Northern Adelaide’s youth unemployment rate has risen to 18.4 per cent, making it one of the worst youth jobless hotspots in the nation.

Regional youth 'isolated' by lack of transport options

South Australian youth advocates have called on the state’s political leaders to address what they describe as a serious lack of public transport in regional and remote areas.

Why Adelaide should oil the wheels of youth culture

The destruction of Adelaide’s skate park demonstrates how deeply we misunderstand the value of youth culture, writes Joshua Fanning. But what if young people’s energy was harnessed to create a world-class, mixed-used public space?

Tough to split Labor and the Coalition’s youth jobs programs

Labor and the Coalition have both put forward plans to boost employment for young people but the plans are based on the same economic reasoning and are little different.

Young SA's huge cultural and language diversity

An annual snapshot of the country’s 15 to 19-year-olds has shone a light on the enormous cultural diversity in South Australia and the key concerns of the state’s young people.