Tag: young people
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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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How does the 2020 budget impact young Australians?

The government has handed down a belated budget designed to steer Australians out of COVID-19, but what’s in it for young people?
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Young Australians to feel social impact of unemployment for years after COVID-19

COVID-19 is shaking the economy and increasing unemployment figures. Young Aussies are particularly vulnerable to the long-term impacts of youth unemployment.
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Teen Delinquency – No End in Sight
Peer pressure is a term one should be all too familiar with when dealing with a teenager in high school.
