Penny Wright (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) the Youth Connections program has assisted hundreds of disengaged young people to reconnect to education, training or employment,

(ii) funding to the program has been cut by the Federal Government, and will officially end on 31 December 2014,

(iii) the Government has not allocated any funds to any similar or replacement program,

(iv) this will be the first time in 20 years there is no federally funded program to assist young people to re engage with pathways to future work and education, and

(v) young people across Australia, especially those who are disadvantaged, will miss out on vital support provided by the Youth Connections program; and

(b) calls on the Government to reinstate the funding for this effective and necessary program.