Michelle Rowland (Greenway, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that National Youth Week is:

(a)

the largest celebration of young people in Australia and will take place on Friday 1 to Sunday 10 April 2011, with the theme ‘Own It’; and

(b)

organised and run by young people aged between 12 and 25 from around Australia;

(2)

acknowledges and commits itself to addressing the significant public policy and social challenges faced by young Australians including the:

(a)

unacceptably high incidence of suicide amongst young people;

(b)

prevalence of bullying and social stigmatisation, particularly in the form of cyber-bullying; and

(c)

estimated tens of thousands of young people around Australia who are homeless on any given night;

(3)

applauds the outstanding contributions made by young people to a wide range of causes and volunteerism in their local communities and beyond, particularly a renewed emphasis on online participation in volunteering; and

(4)

affirms its belief that a quality education remains a key determinant of opportunity and inclusiveness for young people.

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