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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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The Hon Kate Ellis MP
Minister for Youth
30 May, 2009
Media release
Gippsland Youth have their say
The Minister for Youth, Kate Ellis, attended the Australian Youth Forum (AYF) Outreach event in Sale, giving a voice to young Australians across the Gippsland.
Ms Ellis is holding outreach forums to connect with young people across Australia, and to engage with young people on local community concerns.
"We have set an ambitious, innovative youth agenda that is based on getting young people involved in public debate on issues that affect their communities and the nation," Ms Ellis said.
"The AYF is about widespread engagement of young Australians across the country. Outreach forums and meetings provide young people living in regional areas with an opportunity to get together where they live, in their own community, and discuss important current issues, national and local."
Young people from across the region were able to meet with local and Federal politicians before attending the One Night Stand a Triple J music concert held in Sale on the same date.
At the forum young people had the opportunity to discuss employment and jobs and violence and safety, and also local issues in their area with direct access to the Minister and Mayor of Wellington Shire Council, Cr Darren McCubbin.
The outcomes of this and other AYF Outreach events will be reported on via the Australian Youth Forum website www.youth.gov.au/ayf.
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