Publications

Check out AYAC’s report on building social cohesion WITH young people.

Check out AYAC’s summary report on the consultations with children and young people it facilitated in partnership with the eSafety Commission on the social media minimum age.

Check out the Nested Model of Youth Work developed by Dr Dean Farquhar (AYAC) and Michael McKenna (YouthAction NI).

AYAC’s 2025-2026 Pre-Budget submission outlines out our key asks for Australian young people and the youth sector, as well as asks for us as an organisation.

AYAC is pleased to launch our youth policy report: Power to the (Young) People: Embedding Young People’s Needs and Priorities in Public Policy.  

AYAC is pleased to launch our youth leadership report: Councils, committees, and YAGs (oh my!): On formal youth leadership. 

This briefing provides an overview of the key initiatives announced by the Australian Government in the 2024-2025 May Budget that will affect young people in Australia.

We asked young people to share what is most important when deciding how to vote at the election.

The National Definition of Youth Work was formed through a series of consultations and workshops.

Reconciliation Australia and AYAC launched Yarn About Youth to explore how we can progress reconciliation.

The Beyond Lear or Earn project reviewed education and employment programs for young people.