A potential re-examination of Britain’s membership in the European Union may create opportunities to strengthen Commonwealth ties, writes Jake Elson, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bunbury in Australia. May 20, 2015 may well go down in British history for two reasons. One, David Cameron’s shock majority, which avoided the need to form a coalition with either the …
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Education | Mental Health | Peace and Justice | Social Development | Year of Youth
A Year of Youth Spotlight Series – Best Apisit Uthakhamkong of New Zealand
July 4A short bio of yourself My name is Best Apisit Uthakhamkong, and I am 29 years old. I hold a Bachelo …
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Environment & Climate Change | Small States | Youth Networks
Diving into Action: Empowering Ocean Youths for a Sustainable Future
June 11Photo credit: Shelley Addison-Bell by Shelley Addison-Bell, Communications and Brand Lead, Ocean You …
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Environment & Climate Change | Small States | Sustainable Development Goals
Celebrating World Seagrass Day: Sustaining Our Oceans for Future Generations
April 22by Shelley Addison-bell, Ocean Youth Working Group Communications and Brand Lead Photo source: Shell …
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Economy & Trade | Entrepreneurship & Employment
Australia’s military in recruitment crisis amidst growing global insecurity
February 18by Cody Mitchell The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has always struggled to meet recruitment and ret …
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Read moreTragedy can teach lessons, writes Jake Elson, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bunbury in Australia, who argues that governments must learn from economic disasters of the past. We are wrong to believe that the world’s leaders will learn from past mistakes. If they did, Greece wouldn’t be facing collapse, Newfoundland would be an independent nation and …
A debate on gun control prompts Jake Elson, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bunbury in Australia, to examine Australia’s stance on individual freedom. Is Australia a free country? According to Tucker Carlson, the answer is no. In a debate on gun control (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM7jxfxjphk), Mr. Carlson made the claim, when Australia’s successful gun control was mentioned, that …
Australia celebrates multiculturalism, but as Hsin-Yi Lo, a Correspondent from Melbourne, Australia writes, the embrace of diversity is not yet reflected in workplace leadership. When you ask Australians, most will say they love multiculturalism. But the country is still far from fully embracing diversity, as unconscious bias is holding back Asian-Australians’ talents and potential for professional …
A climate change rally that heard from Indigenous people as well as from youth voices caught the camera of Hsin-Yi Lo, a Correspondent from Melbourne, Australia, who gave participants an extra opportunity to speak out. Passionate demonstrators gathered in Melbourne on 27 November 2015 to kick off Australia’s march for Climate Change just ahead of …
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Quality of life is high in Perth, but as Jake Elson, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bunbury in Australia writes, unchecked growth and poor planning could threaten that status. Perth has been ranked the eighth most liveable city by The Economist’s intelligence Unit – a list dominated by other major Australian and Canadian cities[1]. It …
Universal vaccination is essential for public health, writes Jake Elson, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bunbury in Australia, as he dissects the arguments of those opposed to immunisation. Safety and protection from serious illness and disease seems to be a given in the Western world these days. It therefore evokes concern to read that long-dormant illnesses …
The media says proposed amalgamation will strengthen public broadcasting, but Hsin-Yi Lo, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne, Australia, argues there are severe implications for democracy when media ownership is concentrated and diversity is limited. In late February, Mark Scott of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation questioned if Australia really needs two public broadcasters. He contests there isn’t …
Technology is part and parcel of everyday life, writes Juliana Chia, 24, a Correspondent from Singapore, who challenges youth to raise questions about inequality of access that puts some students at a disadvantage. The fact is that we are surrounded by technology in our everyday lives. Like it or not, we are increasingly reliant on our smartphones, …
An infectious outbreak raises questions about personal choice and public health, writes Santhiya Ramadas, 26, a Correspondent from Malaysia, as she looks at the issue of vaccinations. There is a current fear among Malaysian parents over the outbreak of the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) which the nation’s authorities are taking urgent and crucial …