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Youth Sector Interrupted for National Conference
The Australian youth sector will ‘interrupt transmission’ for the next three days as they gather for the first National youth sector conference since 2007.
AYAC Executive Director, Andrew Cummings said that the three-day event also provides a chance to reflect on the position of young people and the youth sector.
“There are a raft of issues that face young Australian’s on a daily basis, and this conference provides an opportunity for the sector to gather for the first time in four years, to discuss these challenges."
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Advocates for young and vulnerable Australians are optimistic after the federal government announced an increase of $4 a week to people on Newstart and Youth Allowance.
Executive Director of the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, Andrew Cummings is campaigning for an increase for people on the lowest benefit schemes.
He said he was pleased that this year’s federal budget recognised that Newstart and Youth Allowance provide too little to live on.
