Youth
Politics & Society
Special Report
Australian workers feel over-skilled and over-educated
The latest HILDA Survey finds millions of Australian workers feel over-skilled and over-educated in their jobs. It’s a gap that shows up in their life satisfaction, their pay packets and the wider economy
Politics & Society
Special Report
Young Australians are the only age group whose thinking scores are falling
New HILDA Survey data shows cognitive and financial literacy scores falling among Australians aged 15 to 24. What's driving it, and can schools and parents help?
Health & Medicine
Research
Young people who pass through youth justice die at six times the rate of their peers
New research finds the high death rate among justice-involved young people is preventable if we recognise youth justice is public health issue, not just a criminal justice one
Health & Medicine
Research
It's time to remove the barriers to mental health awareness for all young people
Australian adolescents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds need support to recognise mental health problems earlier, reduce stigma and build confidence in helping their peers
Politics & Society
Research
Australia doesn't have a youth crime problem. It has a youth justice problem
When Cleveland Dodd died in youth detention, the coroner found no single mistake – just a system that ignored the warnings. Harsher sentences won't fix that
Environment
Research
‘Nature prescriptions’ deliver mental health benefits worth more than four times their cost
A new trial has found nature-based prescribing generated wellbeing benefits for young Australians worth more than four times their cost
Education
Analysis
Young people are using AI coaches, but are they using the right ones?
We need to ensure that AI coaches can be challenged, are responsive to human feedback and accountable to the communities they serve
Health & Medicine
Opinion
Young people need a say in how we deal with the health impacts of climate change
Youth participation in climate organisations is common, but the hierarchy in healthcare means they are often excluded from discussions about climate and health
Health & Medicine
Teen brains are wired to take risks, but that can be a good thing
Brain imaging is helping us understand why some teenage risk-taking may be beneficial during this important stage of human development
Health & Medicine
The young people getting nature on prescription
The early results of a new trial on ‘nature prescribing’ show promise for helping young people with mild mental illness