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Australia’s youth peak delivers its verdict on the 2026–16 Federal Budget

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Australia’s youth peak delivers its verdict on the 2026–16 Federal Budget…

The Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC) has ‘cautiously welcomed’ the Federal Budget.

While AYAC supports aspects of the new Youth Employment Strategy, it says it is still unclear whether the new measures will adequately replace the youth support programs, such as Youth Connections, that were defunded in the 2014 Federal Budget.

Read AYAC’s full statement on the Budget here.