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Ashleigh Streeter-Jones

February 5, 2025

Young voices, big ideas, no vote: Why Australia needs to listen to teen girls and gender-diverse youth this election year

In November last year, I was in Canberra supporting a workshop with high school-aged students. An annual workshop, it focused on building the political literacy of young people, positioning them as people with solutions, and encouraging them to bring their solutions to life.

Ashleigh Streeter-Jones

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Young voices, big ideas, no vote: Why Australia needs to listen to teen girls and gender-diverse youth this election year

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