Can Our New National Youth Policy Agenda Secure the Well Being of Young Australians?

Can Our New National Youth Policy Agenda Secure the Well Being of Young Australians?

A free forum exploring the Rudd Governments’ new youth policy agenda:

with speakers:

Mary Balzary, speaking about the Office for Youth’s work on the new national youth agenda
Mary Balzary is the new branch manager for the national Office for Youth.

Prof Judith Bessant, exploring the Rudd government’s willingness to break with neo-liberal policy settings and their commitment to developing new policies for young people
Judith holds a dual Chair in Youth Studies and Sociology at RMIT and is Discipline Head of the RMIT University youth work program.

Dr Kathy Edwards, asking what the new social inclusion agenda might mean for young people in the Rudd era
Kathy is a senior lecturer in youth work at RMIT. She has researched widely on young people's participation, social inclusion and youth policy.

Dr Geoff Holloway speaking about the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth’s work on national youth policies and well being
Geoff is Research Manager for ARACY and has managed extensive research on: an Australian youth policy agenda, including extensive consultations around constructing a consensus on key issues for young people in Australia and the ARACY Report Card on the Wellbeing of Young Australians.


Friday April 17th, from 2.30 - 5.00pm
RMIT City Campus, Research Lounge
(Building 8 Level 5, opposite the Library)

RSVP to: youthworkrmit@gmail.com (please let us know which forum you're RSVPing to in your email)