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ACYS supporting young Australians for 30 years
As Australia's only youth-specific clearinghouse, ACYS provides integral services to the youth sector by collecting and disseminating cutting-edge research and important information.
‘Three decades as Australia’s youth-specific clearinghouse is a remarkable achievement. Congratulations on reaching that milestone and I want to commend everyone who’s been involved over that time for the hard work and dedication that’s been put in,’ Minister Peter Garrett said.
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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.
