The Australian Democrats are conducting their annual Youth Poll.  This is the single biggest survey that questions young people aged between 15-20 in a variety of areas and has been conducted for 20 years.  One young person will also receive an iPod touch 32GB. Watch a presentation on the Youth Poll here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahM3ji_QnRs 

The survey can be found at www.youthpoll.org.au and will close 31 January 2012, with results released 20 February 2012.  Contact Tim Neal, Deputy National President of Australian Democrats, on 0413 535 502 or tim.neal@youthpoll.org.au

The 2009 National Survey of Young Australians, conducted by Mission Australia, tested the views of close to 48,000 young people – the biggest group since the survey began in 2002 – between the ages of 11-24 (97.9 per cent aged 11-19).

Drugs, suicide and body image were the most common concerns raised by young people in the survey.

In 2007 Mission Australia conducted its 6th consecutive annual survey of young Australians aged 11 to 24 years.  The survey was completed by 29,000 young people (up from around 14,700 in 2006) including close to 1,700 Indigenous young people and about 4,000 young people who spoke a language other than English at home. More than 400 young Australians who were homeless or living in insecure housing also participated in the survey.

The primary purpose of the survey was to identify the important and emerging issues of young people.  You can read the results of the survey at http://www.missionaustralia.com.au/youthsurvey/ (or read on for a brief discussion on some of the priority issues identified in the report).

QCOSS's Industrial Relations Project Survey has been completed and is now available.  The Survey provides a snapshot about the sector's current industrial relations arrangements and the recommendations adopted by the Reference Group.

You can download a copy of the report from QCOSS's website.