ANALYSIS: Young, angry and ready to vote: Politicians ignore these voters at their peril
. The focus this week saw the Coalition attack Labor's climate change policy, claiming it would send electricity prices soaring.
Young people can wait months to see a psychologist, according to former Victorian Young Australian of the Year Dr Skye Kinder.This is something the major parties are, to their credit, hoping to tackle.
Ironically, while both major parties are campaigning to improve mental health outcomes, controversies on the campaign trail appear to be causing harm.56 per cent in the past weekAs Liam, a trans person from Melbourne told Hack on day one of the election campaign, all of this was sadly predictable. Nothing exemplified the alienation of young people in the campaign than the leaders debate on Sky News.
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