Appearing on Q+A, the Minister for Employment says despite the rise in cost of living and the housing affordability crisis, Australia is still a land of 'enormous opportunity' for young people.
Young Australians' concerns about rising inflation, the housing crisis, and the casualisation of the workforce came to the fore on Q+A Thursday night.Labor MP Anika Wells says her party would look to raise wages to combat cost-of-living issues
"I live in a constant state that I won't be able to afford fuel in my car or be able to put groceries or ever get a house," Ms Curtis said. "I got elected in 2019. It's my first term. What staggers me is that 2019 was the first year that there were more Australians born after 1980 than before, and it was the first year that our workforce had more millennials and zoomers in it than all of the other generations combined, but we are only 10 per cent of the national parliament.
Minister for Employment Stuart Robert says there is still plenty of opportunity for the youth of Australia.The answers from the representatives of the major parties did little to assuage Q+A host Stan Grant, who called on them to do more than give the guest a "pep talk" on hanging in there. "There's also more going into skilling because we know if we can raise the skills of Australians it leads to higher-paid jobs."
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