FYA

The Foundation for Young Australians. We acknowledge the traditional custodians and pay respects to Elders past, present and those to come.

[FYA @fya_org]

Are you a young person keen to campaign for change through the media but don't know where to start?🎙️Apply for our Media for Advocacy program - a FREE 2-day workshop designed to give you all the tools needed to confidently + safely engage with the media!✊https://t.co/gwl32qipk5

[Make It 16 @MakeIt16Au]

PRESS CONFERENCE 🎬📺
Thank you to @stephenbatesmp @Mon4Kooyong and @WilkieMP for speaking with us about lowering the voting age!

[Make It 16 @MakeIt16Au]

Our offical campaign launch! Thank you for all the support we have received. More launch content is coming soon 👀

[Make It 16 @MakeIt16Au]

Join our the campaign to lower the voting age now! You can sign up to our campaign and sign our petition to #MakeIt16 through the link in our bio! #auspol #politics

[FYA @fya_org]

"...at the end of the day, we're the people that will inherit the consequences or benefits of what our governments do right now." @MakeIt16Au campaign organiser Ravin Desai on why we need to #MakeIt16 #Auspol via @abcnews 🗳️✊🗳️

https://t.co/VIdwBZcnlD

[FYA @fya_org]

📢 Our Annual Report for FYA 2022 is here 🎉

Young people have a big vision for a better country, and in 2022 FYA continued to back them to make it a reality. Take a look at this snapshot of our past year. 👇

https://t.co/wkLxqHFcV7

[Kristy McBain MP, Member for Eden Monaro @KristyMcBain]

An exciting wknd for 12 #youngleaders who’ve been sworn into the all new @mackaycouncil Youth Council - thanks to @fya_org’s Young Mayors program! This will empower them to influence key decisions & make such a positive impact in their region!

https://t.co/Z2CvrEnA5f

#auspol

[FYA @fya_org]

👏👏👏 #auspol #youthcouncil #youngmayors

[7NEWS Mackay @7NewsMackay]

Mackay's youth council has been elected after a record number of voters took to the polling booth last week. https://t.co/O8xV8fxROn @RebekahRJensen #7NEWS

[FYA @fya_org]

The results are in: Australia’s first ever Youth Council democratically elected by young people aged 11-17 in Mackay✊🗳️🎉 #youngaus #auspol #youthvote
@ECQInfo

Read more 👇👇👇
https://t.co/BvNDlP9eBi

[abc730 @abc730]

For many university students right now the stereotype of living on two-minute noodles is no longer a joke. Rising costs of living are forcing some students to regularly skip meals to stretch budgets, or consider abandoning their degrees altogether. #abc730 @elliegrounds

[Philanthropy Aus @PhilanthropyAus]

What do philanthropists owe future generations? Last month, @fya_org hosted a panel addressing this subject - read some of the key takeaways here:
https://t.co/oJvq3r75Pv

[Sophie Howe @sophiehowe]

Great to be on Australian @QandA this evening and to be able to open the show explaining how we’ve lowered the voting age and legislated for future generations in Wales.

[FYA @fya_org]

@heatherlmcnab So excited to have you join the team @heatherlmcnab 👏🎉🏆

[Australian Human Rights Act @AHumanRightsAct]

Human Rights of Young People webinar

12pm-1pm, Thursday 4 May

Speakers:
@LeeJCarnie, @fya_org
@NUS_President
Sahar Ghasemi, person seeking asylum and student
Caitlin Reiger, CEO @humanrightsHRLC

Co-hosts: @humanrightsHRLC & @uonlawschool

Register: https://t.co/kSyoopin66

[FYA @fya_org]

Want to learn more about Young Mayors? Visit 👇👇https://t.co/ScZUxV4TGl

[FYA @fya_org]

Young people (11-17 yo) in Mackay are about to be the first in the country to vote in a democratic youth council election 🗳✊🎉 Read about the Young Mayors program via @ABCaustralia https://t.co/IjRURxArIY

[ABC Education @ABCEducationAU]

Mackay teens to vote in Australia's first-ever democratically elected youth council: https://t.co/J4dKmcykq5 via #ABCTropicalNorth @fya_org @mackaycouncil

[Think Forward @thinkforwardaus]

With the upcoming May budget, it's a crucial time to put pressure on the Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Back young workers and sign the petition now! https://t.co/F98UZW12HU

[FYA @fya_org]

The opportunity to join Horsham City Youth Council 2023 has been extended by a week! If you're passionate about taking action that reflect the concerns, needs, and desires of young people in Horsham apply now!

⏰ Nominations close 19 Mar
👉 https://t.co/xmiVAJYgiU