What We Do
The Youth Affairs Network of Queensland Inc (YANQ) is the peak community youth affairs organisation in Queensland, representing individuals and organisations from Queensland's youth sector.

YANQ believes that everybody is entitled to have their basic human rights met.

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Help YANQ Get a Fair Go for Young People!

Man OverwhelmedSometimes the challenges that face young people (e.g. homelessness, racism, poverty) are too overwhelming1 for them to face alone or even with the help of a single service.  So WHAT DO WE DO?

  1. We SPEAK OUT.
  2. We CONNECT with young people and others in the community speaking out about the same thing.
  3. Through those connections, we come up with a PLAN and put it into ACTION.

YANQ has developed the Youth Consultative Network to make this process easier.

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Negotiation Phase of the Youth Services Multi-Employer Agreement

Quality Youth Services for Young People

A Joint Statement from the Australian Services Union & the Youth Affairs Network of Queensland 

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The Australian Services Union and the Youth Affairs Network of Queensland are pleased to announce the next phase in our campaign to improve youth services and address the chronic recruitment and retention problems that they are facing.

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YANQ's Campaigns
Re-engagement Project
Youth Services Multi Employer Agreement
Celebrate, Don't Medicate
Children in Adult Prisons
Young People in Remand
Newsflash

Adult Prison is no place for 17 year olds.

Queensland is the only state in Australia that continues to lock up children in Adult prisons.

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