Advocacy

YACVic statement regarding the Referendum on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recognition and Voice

• The board and staff of YACVic support the full recognition of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its call for Voice, Treaty and Truth.

• Media releases
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Rural and regional

2023-24 State Budget: A step towards recovery for young people

• The 2023-24 state budget, released in a challenging economic environment, provides relief that young Victorians experiencing disadvantage and marginalisation now will not also wear the costs of COVID debt in the long term.

• Media releases
• Government and youth policy
• Rural and regional
• Budget

IDAHOBIT Day 2023: An active call against discrimination against and vilification of LGBTIQA+ people

• We call on the Victorian Government to act urgently to expand anti-vilification laws to protect LGBTIQA+ communities from discrimination.

• Media releases
• Government and youth policy
• Youth sector
• LGBTIQA+

Statement: Federal Budget 2023-24 provides some relief, still leaves many young people out in the cold

• The government's investments are a first step, but they still leave many young people below the poverty line.

• Media releases
• Housing and homelessness
• Government and youth policy
• Youth sector
• Rural and regional
• Budget

The Victorian Government must commit to raising the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria to 14 years old, with no carve outs.

• 12-year-olds belong at school, not behind bars.

• Media releases
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Youth justice
• Child protection

Federal Government must follow urgent recommendation to increase income support for young people

• Media releases
• Rural and regional
• Education, training and employment