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Up to one third of 18-year-old South Australians won’t vote in this Saturday’s federal election, but there are more serious factors behind youth under-representation than apathy, argues Helen Connolly.
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St John’s Youth Services works at the coalface of youth homelessness in Adelaide. Now, their pilot driver training program in partnership with Credit Union SA looks to move these young people into jobs.
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South Australian business and educators must equip today’s young school students with the motivation and training for next-generation jobs and opportunities, writes Jodie van Deventer.
One-stop youth mental health hubs are a way to tackle rising levels of anxiety and depression among young people, argues Christine Grové.
Employers who sack older staff to take advantage of taxpayer cash for hiring young workers could be excluded from the JobMaker wage subsidy scheme, while corporations found to have underpaid workers or recently paid dividends to shareholders could also be cut out.
One in six South Australian young people have experienced homelessnesss, according to a Mission Australia report – with the situation expected to worsen due to the pandemic’s economic impact.
