The current generation of young people is not a homogenous group, despite sharing the Gen Y ‘tag’. Young people aged 12-24 years are socially and culturally diverse, and make up approximately one fifth of Australia’s population. Individually, each has his or her own hopes, dreams...

Immediate financial relief for carers is a key recommendation of this report, which proposes increasing the base rate of income support for carers and calls for means testing thresholds to be reviewed.