Doling out the hard truths on youthYoung people are naive, criminals or lazy, if you listen to the political rhetoric. In which case, Abbott’s plan to ban the dole for under 30s makes sense. Except, moving an unskilled person away from their support network and down a mine is ridiculous, writes Dr James Arvanitakis.
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Under 30? No dole for you, says Tony
Under 30s would be banned from the dole and told to go work in mining, proposed Tony Abbott at a meeting with resource industry leaders. Is this clever, creative thinking or a simplistic way to end a skills shortage?
Steve Fielding decides if you vote or not
It’s madness that politicians get to decide their own electoral regulations. Now, “wild-card” Steve Fielding has power over whether thousands of young people vote, writes Dominic Knight.
VIDEO: The yoof storm Copenhagen
It’s early days in Copenhagen and the 1000 young people there are just getting warmed up, says Rooted blogger Anna Rose.
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