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Kate is passionate about contributing to public debate on a wide range of important issues. Here are some of the issues she has touched on in the past.
- Should successful athletes have to pay back the AIS 10 Jun 2009
- Let's give youth voice now for a better future 12 Oct 2008
- Organ donation it's the greatest gift of all 21 Sep 2008
- Is safe sex message falling on deaf ears 31 Aug 2008
- Grassroots funding is key to Olympic glorys 10 Aug 2008
- Easy to overlook big issue of homelessness 20 Jul 2008
- Trailblazer Natasha leaves lasting legacy 29 Jun 2008
- Heavy hitters boost our World Cup hopes 01 Jun 2008
- Youth Forum Discussion Paper 17 May 2008
- We can't take sport for granted 11 May 2008
- Women truly can do anything be anything 20 Apr 2008
- Let the Games begin with all our athletes 30 Mar 2008
- Proud past but future a challenge for women 09 Mar 2008
- Young people will be heard at highest level 17 Feb 2008
- Our nation has changed dramatically in three weeks 16 Dec 2007
- Mobile Phone Towers 23 Sep 2007
- Bradken Foundry 01 Jul 2007
- Full Fees 03 Jun 2007
- Eating Disorders 17 Dec 2006
- Iraq 27 Jul 2006
- Electoral Laws 26 Jun 2006
- Dental 08 Jan 2006
- Make Poverty History 18 Sep 2005
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2010 | 2009 | 200822 Oct 2009 - National conversation with young Australians
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Minister for Youth Kate Ellis today launched a nationwide discussion with young people as part of the National Strategy for young Australians.
The National Conversation was simultaneously launched by the Prime Minister during a live web chat with young people and by Minister Ellis at the first forum at Lyneham High School in Canberra.
The National Conversation is a chance for young people, the youth sector and the community to help shape the Government's National Strategy for Young Australians through online events, local and national forums and face-to-face discussions.
The National Strategy will focus on seven priorities:
- Empowering young Australians in schools, technical colleges and Universities to shape their own future
- Providing support to young Australians within their families
- Supporting young Australians to make a greater contribution to their communities
- Enabling young Australians to participate safely and confidently online
- Equipping young Australians with the skills and personal networks needed for employment
- Improving opportunities for early intervention and problem solving and
- Establishing clear cut legal consequences for behaviour that endangers the safety of others.
The Strategy will guide Government action to support young people and to ensure they have the opportunities and skills needed to make a positive contribution to society.
The discussion will include a live, online interactive webcast on 12 November to allow young people from across the nation to join the conversation.
Young people and their communities will also have an opportunity to host their own forums in coming weeks.
More information is available at the Australian Youth Forum website www.youth.gov.au/ayf.