https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0 Young People are Dole Bludgers en-us 2017-03-20 02:19:12 UTC 2026-01-19 14:57:04 UTC hello@padlet.com melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/161055635 2017-03-20 02:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/161055635 shelbyk https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/161055875
In September 2016 The New Daily wrote this article calling out the Daily telegraph for publishing a report with little facts creating a negative impression of young people.  This article gives insights to the facts and truths behind the myth that young people are dole bludgers.

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This is a great article that shows how students struggle to meet the costs of living week-to-week while studying full time.  It also shows how little financial support they get from the government to help cover these costs.



]]> 2017-03-20 03:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/161057388 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/161057504 2017-03-20 03:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/161057504 shelbyk https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/161060620 2017-03-20 03:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/161060620 shelbyk https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/161061127
Today it is taking young people 4-5years after high school to find and settle into permanent full-time employment.

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This clever You-tube video created by young people is presenting a classic example of Moral Panic. The Daily Telegraph wrote an article labeling all teens were dole bludgers, though they were only focusing on 2 teenage girls in particular from Western Sydney.
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A new report card from the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) highlights the unique challenges faced by Australia’s young people and the economic cost of them being left behind.

“A lack of investment from government means young Australians today are facing a very real possibility that their generation will be the first to be worse off than their parents,”

]]> 2017-03-31 02:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/163868146 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/165507598 The rights and understandings of wages in Australia.

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During the past decade the issue of young people leaving home has been a  public debate and the subject of much research. This journal article focuses on homeless children, street kids, the underclass and youth crime.

]]> 2017-04-09 07:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/165538024 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/165540863 Explanations of stages of transition.]]> 2017-04-09 08:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/165540863 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166414127
This online news article which provided no credible statistical evidence focuses on how 40% of Australian young people are dole bludgers. This is a far cry from the truth and is a classic case of moral panic.

]]> 2017-04-15 02:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166414127 o_simons https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166548743 2017-04-17 14:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166548743 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166733905 A Report created by the ABS (Australian Beauru of Statistics) regarding all Australian Unemployment rates over the years.

]]> 2017-04-18 12:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166733905 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166739218 The Guardians, Greg Jericho's informative piece on how young people are not giving up on  employment, despite high unemployment rates. Arguing more young people are either in the workforce or gaining an education than ever before, making the Coalition’s ‘earn or learn’ crackdown unnecessary]]> 2017-04-18 12:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166739218 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166743815 Rachael Sharman is a lecturer and researcher in psychology, specialising in child/adolescent development explores the unrealistic and bizarre expectations young people in Australia face when seeking employment. ]]> 2017-04-18 13:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166743815 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166793954 A new legislation by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnball was today (April 18th, 2017) announced to protect more Australian jobs, but still allowing the genuine shortage of skilled workforce employment to still occur. ]]> 2017-04-18 15:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166793954 shelbyk https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166921180 This briefing report highlights some of the key concerns and challenges faced by young people receiving and looking to receive income support as well as gives insight on unemployment amongst young people.]]> 2017-04-19 03:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166921180 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166984173 A parliamentary document created monthly regarding  unemployed Australian young people via data recorded by the ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics). 

]]> 2017-04-19 12:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166984173 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166987219 In February 2017, Coalition leader Malcolm Turnball announces Australians under the age of 25 can not receive youth start allowance or Newstart allowance unless some employment or study to qualify for such payments is met. ]]> 2017-04-19 12:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166987219 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166992180 Research suggests that young people who are not fully engaged in education or work (or a combination of both) are at greater risk of unemployment, cycles of low pay and employment insecurity in the longer term.]]> 2017-04-19 12:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/166992180 melhank83 https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/167214134 A report on how young people make an important impact on socioeconomic's in Australia under tough circumstances.]]> 2017-04-20 10:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/167214134 shelbyk https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/167729587 An article that gives another opinion on a way to reduce the number of unemployed young people.]]> 2017-04-24 02:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/167729587 shelbyk https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/168280330 This article summarises the factors that have influenced the change in the education to work transition, as well as other transitions and challenges Young People face today.]]> 2017-04-26 04:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/168280330 shelbyk https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/168546240 This report summarises and gives clear findings on the NEET population around the world and how Young People were one of the groups hit hardest by the Global Financial Crisis.]]> 2017-04-27 05:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/melhank83/23lqz1yeurq0/wish/168546240