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Australian Government Youth Portal
Media Centre
Email alerts & Discussion Networks
Clearinghouses and Research Organisations
Non-government youth peaks
Government youth websites
Government youth offices
Youth Led Organisations
Useful Australian Government Sites
Bullying/Violence
Body Image/Healthy Living
Mental Health
Environment/Climate Change
Social Issues/Human Rights
Regional and Rural Youth
Students
Media Centre
Email alerts & Discussion Networks
- ARACY newsletter
- Youth Field Xpress newsletter
- Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) email alert
- Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA) Youth Participation List
- Dusseldorp Skills Forum
- Australian Youth Information Network (AYIN)
- YouthGAS
- Young Australian Rural Network (YARN)
- CYC-NET (International Child and Youth Care Network)
- TakingITGlobal.org
- Youth at the United Nations
Clearinghouses & Research Organisations
- Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
- Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia
- National Child Protection Clearinghouse
- Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
- Australian Youth Research Centre (AYRC, or, YRC)
- Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)
Non-government youth peaks
- National. Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC)
- ACT. Youth Coalition of the ACT
- NSW. Youth Action & Policy Association (YAPA)
- NT. Email: Northern Territory Youth Affairs Network (NTYAN).
- QLD. Youth Affairs Network of Queensland (YANQ)
- SA. Youth Affairs Council of South Australia (YACSA)
- TAS. Youth Network of Tasmania (YNOT)
- VIC. Youth Affairs Council of Victoria (YACVic)
- WA. Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia (YACWA)
Government youth websites
• National
www.youth.gov.au
• ACT - Youth InterACT
http://www.youth.act.gov.au/
• NSW
http://www.youth.nsw.gov.au/
• NT
www.youth.nt.gov.au
• QLD – Generate
http://www.generate.qld.gov.au/
• SA – Maze
http://svc031.wic138dp.server-web.com/
• TAS
www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/ocya
• VIC
www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au
Government youth offices
- Australian Government, Office for Youth
- ACT Government, Office for Children, Youth and Family Support
- NSW Government, Youth Strategy and Participation
- Northern Territory Government, Office of Youth Affairs
- Queensland Government, Office of Youth
- South Australian Government, Office for Youth
- Tasmanian Government, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Office of Children and Youth Affairs
- Victorian Government, Office for Youth
- Western Australian Government, Office for Youth
Youth Led Organisations
- National Indigenous Youth Movement of Australia (NIYMA)
- Vibewire
- Vision Generation (VGen)
- Oaktree
- National Union of Students (NUS)
- United Nations Youth Association of Australia
- The Foundation for Young Australians
- Left Right Think Tank www.leftright.org.au
Useful Australian Government Sites
- Australian Government Youth Portal www.youth.gov.au
- Centrelink – assistance while studying or training www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/individuals/st_index.htm
- Family Separation – A guide for teens www.youth.csa.gov.au
- Smart Traveller http://smartraveller.gov.au/
- Travel Bug http://travelbug.gov.au/default.asp
- Going to Uni http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/
- Australian Apprenticeships http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
- Climate Change http://www.climatechange.gov.au/
- Australian Human Rights Commission http://www.humanrights.gov.au/
- Health Insite http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/
- Drinking Nightmare http://www.drinkingnightmare.gov.au
- National Youth Week http://www.youthweek.com
- private i: your ultimate privacy survival guide http://www.privacy.gov.au/topics/youth/index.html
Bullying/Violence
- Bullying No Way www.bullyingnoway.com.au
- School Angels www.schoolangels.com.au
- Kids Help Line 1800 551 800 www.kidshelpline.com.au
- Bursting the Bubble www.burstingthebubble.com
Body Image/Healthy Living
- Kids Help Line 1800 551 800 www.kidshelpline.com.au
- Headspace www.headspace.org.au
- Healthy Active www.healthyactive.gov.au
- Go for your Life (VIC) www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au
- Health Insite http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/
Mental Health
- Reach Out www.reachout.com.au
- Headspace www.headspace.org.au
- Headroom www.headroom.net.au
- Youth Beyond Blue (YBBlue) www.youthbeyondblue.com
- Lifeline – 13 11 14 www.lifeline.com.au
- Inspire Foundation www.inspire.org.au
Environment/Climate Change
- Australian Youth Climate Coalition www.aycc.org.au
- Green Corps http://www.greencorps.gov.au/
- Department of Climate Change
www.climatechange.gov.au
Social Issues/Human Rights
- ActNow www.actnow.com.au
- Unicef Voices of Youth http://www.unicef.org/voy/
- The Oaktree Foundation Oaktree
- Vision Generation Vision Generation (VGen)
Regional and Rural Youth
- Heywire http://blogs.abc.net.au/heywire/
Students
- Student Edge (student services) http://www.studentedge.com.au
Local youth organisations
- Dorset Youth Advisory Group, Tasmania http://www.fewcha.org.au/
