Media enquiries
For all media enquiries, please contact Eamon Waterford, Director - Policy & Advocacy on (02) 8218 9815 or 0431 534 790, or eamon@youthaction.org.au.
Media releases & media coverage 2013
Media releases & media coverage are now on our new website, at:
http://youthaction.org.au/media-policies/position/
Media releases 2012
- Release of Western Sydney Youth report “What’s Up West?” 10/12/12
- Proud Schools Pilot Project 18/10/12
- Reform to the Bail Act 1978 – Time for action 14/6/12
- Better hours for Learner Drivers – a step towards safety and practicality 19/3/12
Media coverage 2012
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School Suspension Border Mail 23/12/12
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School Suspension SMH 23/12/12
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Bail Reform SMH 29/11/12
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Youth Homelessness ABC News 25/10/12
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Domestic Violence ABC 13/9/12
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YAPA and young women F Collective 20/8/12
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Aboriginal reconciliation SBS Radio 13/8/12
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Aboriginal Juvenile Justice ABC RAdio National 10/8/12
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Closure of Youth Drug & Alcohol Courts SMH 31/7/12
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Young people staying at home longer Triple J Hack 27/7/12
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Bail Review SBS Radio 15/6/12
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Bail Review SMH 14/6/12
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Fines for young people Prime7 11/4/12
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Fine for some, but penalties lack fairness SMH 9/4/12
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Youth: One size does not fit all Daily Telegraph 26/3/12
- Learner driver hours should be cut - Gay Sky News 20/3/12
- Cutting learner hours 'to reduce fudging' Nine MSN 20/3/12
- Driving courses to battle learner log book fudging Illawarra Mercury 20/3/12
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Tamworth crime petition achieves the numbers ABC 17/1/12
Media coverage 2011
Media items which mention YAPA (only those with online links):
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Vision to help on the agenda Fairfield Advance 6/10/11
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24 hours to create film Western Advocate 20/8/11
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Burka laws spark fears of police abuse ABC 5/7/11
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Study tests if youth can stay in the west Fairfield City Champion 12/4/11
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'Youth' ditched from NSW Cabinet ABC 7/4/11
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Out West for GLBTI youth Sydney Star Observer Online 02/02/11
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Gay youth out west get govt support 31/01/11
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A special project for LGBT youth www.lotl.com 27/01/11
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Australia Day awards - A busy life for young high achiever Fairfield City Champion 26/1/11
Media releases 2011
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Western Sydneyʼs Young People get to say: Whatʼs Up West? 22/9/11
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More than 6,000 disadvantaged young people miss out on Government support to become safe road users 1/7/11
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NSW Young People win new government support for their “Better Futures” 6/5/11
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Open letter to NSW government In support of the needs of young people 6/4/11
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Government delays threaten services for vulnerable young people 17/3/11
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YAPA to research why western Sydney's young people either love it or leave it 14/3/11
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Same Sex Attracted Young People Celebrate the Launch of ‘Out West’ 2 February 2011
Media releases - previous years
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120 hrs later: “Coordinated Approach” to Young Drivers is Long Overdue 11 November 2010
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Young Drivers on the Agenda, But Some Left Behind 20 October 2010
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What's Up West? 17 August 2010
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Youth poverty rages on 22 May 2008
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Juvenile Justice overcrowding shows need for reform 9 April 2008
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Young people want in on the solutions to the skills shortage 3 August 2007
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Opposition misses the mark on young offenders 2 March 2007
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Young people welcome NSW Government move to protect young people from WorkChoices 6 September 2006
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Call to ban individual contracts for young workers 25 April 2006