Category: Federal Politics
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Vaping: the rising issue in Australian schools
Vaping in schools has become an issue of primary importance for state and national authorities, with young people rapidly becoming the biggest users. OTR journalist Jess Smith reports on the fight to combat this growing concern.
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Voice to Parliament: everything you need to know
The referendum for the First Nations Voice to Parliament is coming up later this year. What is the Voice? And how will it work? OTR journalist Thomas Docking explains.
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Your student debt increases by 7.1 per cent today: what is being done politically and how will it affect you?
The 7.1 per cent indexation rate for HECS-HELP is an added stressor for many university students and graduates following recent record inflation and cost-of-living pressures. OTR journalist Robert Hicks asks experts and political parties how this indexation will affect students, and what they are planning to do — or not do.
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How does the 2023-24 Budget impact young Australians?
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his second budget aimed at striking a balance between “responsible and affordable” amid rising living costs, but what’s in it for young people?
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The multicultural mirage: a look at the real lives of visa holders in Australia
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), as of 2021, almost a third of Australia’s population was born overseas. This puts Australia in the top ten of all countries in the world, in respect to comparative migration populations. One would think, this means that our migration systems are fair, and the corporate world and…