The Office for Youth delivers on a range of projects and programs to help young Australians to reach their full potential and assist vulnerable young Australians to engage with their families and the community. The following reports assist in this work:

Investing in Australia’s young people report takes stock of the Australian Government’s significant investment in young people by capturing policies and programs that are youth-specific and those that are not specific to youth but have a significant impact on young people. The report presents a comprehensive picture of efforts and resourcing being directed to youth affairs across the Australian Government and assist to identify potential gaps and areas for future attention.

• Investing in Australia’s young people ( PDF 4.9MB | RTF 6.2MB)

State of Australia’s Young People report describes how young people in Australia are faring across all the major life domains, points out links between the different domains like education, health and employment and identifies those who may need additional support to do well.

• State of Australia’s Young People ( PDF 5.0MB | RTF 3.3MB)

Effective Communication with Young People report was specifically developed for government use, and is the outcome of a research project looking at how government can most effectively communicate with the current generation of young people. It centers on this generation of young people who have unique communication methods.

• Effective Communication with Young People ( PDF 4.1MB | RTF 987KB)