Communicators must listen to the frustrations, fears and concerns of young people about COVID-19. Then they need to speak to them like human beings, rather than talk at them.
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The bushfire royal commission is due to hand down its findings this week. Our research shows the fires left young people deeply worried about their future, and they need support.
The Queensland opposition wants an 8pm curfew for children under 14 and 10pm for those under 17, in Townsville and Cairns.
Social media makes it easy to spread ‘fake news’.
Start early and choose teachable moments over a ‘big talk’.
While many people said they drank more during the pandemic, others actually drank less, mainly because socialising at clubs, pubs and parties wasn’t possible.
Australia’s relationships and sex education often fails to support the personal and social development of young people.
We need better national monitoring of children’s fitness levels.
End of year celebrations will be very different for the class of 2020. Thanks to COVID, they are missing out on more than just the chance to party.
Hip-hop got its start as a political artistic force in the streets of Bronx. In the age of coronavirus, that same force has taken to the internet.
Turning on the subtitles can have a range of benefits for children’s reading and language learning.
Many young people with inflammatory bowel disease choose to conceal their diagnosis from friends and colleagues.
An app that young people use to share videos of themselves dancing might seem like a silly diversion, but it’s become a powerhouse social media platform.
Being away from school may have had benefits for some teenagers.
Amid global chaos and uncertainty, Instagram offers up the world as stable, simple and good-looking. No wonder it is set to overtake Twitter as a news source.
Following a general decline in recent years, mental health scores fell significantly in 2020.
Young people’s voices need to be heard if we are to solve the knife crime crisis.
The perception that you are negatively treated because of your background is psychologically damaging.
While the internet and social media have changed young Nigerians’ communication styles and even language, they have not reduced communication.
What needs attention is the lack of opportunity that drives sports betting.
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Professor of Education Policy and Practice, Youth Studies, Monash University
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Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Political Sociology, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Government, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Surrey
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Rosalind Hollis Professor of Education for Social Justice, University of Hull
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Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University
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Professor of Adolescent Health, Co-Head of the General Practice Clinical School, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow – Quantitative Data/Statistics, Monash University