Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee, , 2:27:27 to 2:31:50
Overview of the National Youth Survey and its role in informing the next phase of the national youth strategy, 'Engage'.
Topics: Education, Social services
Speakers: Senator Jess Walsh, Speaker 14, Senator Marielle Smith, Unknown Speaker
resume. Uh, and we are continuing in outcome one, schools and youth and senator Senator Dolega has the call.
>> Uh, thank you chair. Morning everyone. Minister. Um, earlier on we heard about the uh national uh youth survey. um can you tell me some more about the uh the benefits um for young Australians um and just some more information that you can
>> Uh thank you Senator for the question. Uh and as we uh discussed earlier, the National Youth Survey um is up online. Um it's the second uh national youth survey uh that we've done since uh we uh reinstated um the office for youth uh uh because we think it's so important that we hear the views and concerns of young Australians uh and that those views and concerns um are available to be known to to all members of parliament through the survey as well. Um, we know that young people just have so much to contribute um when it comes to um shaping Australia's future. Uh, and they absolutely deserve to be heard. Senator, uh, that's why we are creating more opportunities, including this National Youth Survey, for young people to have a say uh, in the decisions that affect their lives. Uh and of course that's why we reestablished the office for youth uh and support the important work that they do. Um it's why um we have created this opportunity um for young people to participate and have their views, their priorities um directly inputed into the national youth survey uh which will be um published as well. Um so um the youth survey is open to young people across the country who are aged uh 12 to 25. They're invited to have their say on the issues um that really matter most to them. Uh and we launched the survey uh Monday last week. Um the survey was developed by OFI the office for youth. Um and it gives young people um a platform to share their views on a range of topics. Um this year they'll have the opportunity to share their views on um artificial intelligence and the impact um that it's having on young people's lives which we know is a big issue. um on mental health, health and well-being um which um always comes up as one of the top issues that young people face um in our survey and other other surveys um on climate, environment and sustainability um on economic security um and housing security as well. Um and they're also invited to give um their views on their experiences in education uh and training uh as well. Um and the survey of course will really benefit young Australians because the feedback from the national youth survey will help uh inform the next phase of our youth strategy. So our youth strategy is called uh engage uh and uh it's up for review. Uh and so the survey um is a really important um part of the process of developing the next um youth strategy um because we do want to make sure that young people can continue to have um a meaningful role uh in shaping Australia's future. Um we want them to know that their voices matter. Um we want them to know that their ideas can make a real difference. So, um, Senator, we're really keen, um, for young Australians to jump online and have their say. Um, again, the survey opened, um, last Monday and it remains open until the middle of December.
>> Fantastic. Thank you, Minister. That sounds fantastic. So, everyone should get on board and, um, and do the survey as quickly as they can so we can um, get they can have a say in their future,
>> That's right. They should.
>> Thank you very much.
>> Thanks, Senator.
>> Yeah, I know. I'm just a little bit ineligible now, but uh sadly, but um
>> we'll get we'll get Senator Walker to jump on.