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Thank you to Stephen Bates Dr Monique Ryan MP and Andrew Wilkie MP for speaking with us about lowering the voting age!

Our offical campaign launch! Thank you for all the support we have received. More launch content is coming soon 👀

Join our the campaign to lower the voting age now! You can sign up to our campaign and sign our petition to #MakeIt16 through the link in our bio! #auspol #politics

'...at the end of the day, we're the people that will inherit the consequences or benefits of what our governments do right now.' Make It 16 campaign organiser Ravin Desai on why we need to #MakeIt16 #Auspol via ABC News 🗳️✊🗳️

abc.net.au/news/2023-06-1…

📢 Our Annual Report for FYA 2022 is here 🎉

Young people have a big vision for a better country, and in 2022 FYA continued to back them to make it a reality. Take a look at this snapshot of our past year. 👇

fya.org.au/resource/2022-…

An exciting wknd for 12 #youngleaders who’ve been sworn into the all new Mackay Regional Council Youth Council - thanks to FYA’s Young Mayors program! This will empower them to influence key decisions & make such a positive impact in their region!

fya.org.au/program/young-…

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👏👏👏 #auspol #youthcouncil #youngmayors

The results are in: Australia’s first ever Youth Council democratically elected by young people aged 11-17 in Mackay✊🗳️🎉 #youngaus #auspol #youthvote
ECQ

Read more 👇👇👇
fya.org.au/news/mackay-el…

For many university students right now the stereotype of living on two-minute noodles is no longer a joke. Rising costs of living are forcing some students to regularly skip meals to stretch budgets, or consider abandoning their degrees altogether. #abc730 Ellie Grounds

What do philanthropists owe future generations? Last month, FYA hosted a panel addressing this subject - read some of the key takeaways here:
ow.ly/cWb550ObgSE

How fab is this: FYA has worked w young ppl aged 10 - 17 yrs to stand for election to Mackay Regional Council. They'll form a cabinet & elect a Young Mayor, and work with the adult councillors & mayor.

ECQ has even overseen the election!

mackayandwhitsundaylife.com/article/meetth…

Great to be on Australian QandA this evening and to be able to open the show explaining how we’ve lowered the voting age and legislated for future generations in Wales.

Human Rights of Young People webinar

12pm-1pm, Thursday 4 May

Speakers:
Lee Carnie, FYA
Ngaire Bogemann
Sahar Ghasemi, person seeking asylum and student
Caitlin Reiger, CEO Human Rights Law Centre

Co-hosts: Human Rights Law Centre & Newcastle School of Law and Justice

Register: uonewcastle.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Mackay teens to vote in Australia's first-ever democratically elected youth council: ab.co/3otASqu via #ABCTropicalNorth FYA Mackay Regional Council

With the upcoming May budget, it's a crucial time to put pressure on the Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Back young workers and sign the petition now! megaphone.org.au/petitions/free…

The opportunity to join Horsham City Youth Council 2023 has been extended by a week! If you're passionate about taking action that reflect the concerns, needs, and desires of young people in Horsham apply now!

⏰ Nominations close 19 Mar
👉 fya.org.au/young-mayors-h…

Transforming the world as it is, into the world that we want, requires imagination, courage, and collective vision.

Tell us what kind of future you want to create and go in the draw to win a $250 gift voucher + a $250 donation on your behalf!

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