1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: We know that new data has been released by Mission 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: Australia and it's revealed a unique snapshot into what young 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: Territorians are thinking, feeling and are worried about. Mission Australia's 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: Youth Survey Report for twenty twenty two found financial concerns 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: and housing instability affected many young people and their families. 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: The environment as well was at forty five point seven percent, 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: equity and discrimination at thirty four point one percent, and 8 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: mental health thirty point two that topped the issues. Those 9 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: stop the issues that young people age fifteen to nineteen 10 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: in the Northern Territory want Australia to address. Now, joining 11 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: me on the line to talk more about this survey 12 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: and some of the results is doctor Paul Royce, the 13 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: Regional leader from Mission Australia. Good morning to you, Paul. 14 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie and might be talking to you from 15 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: Larich Country. 16 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: Oh great to have you on the show. Now, Paul, 17 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: tell me about this survey. Why was it conducted and 18 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: it happens each year it with Mission Australia. 19 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, as you said, this is our twenty first year 20 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: of having the Youth Survey and it's really important because 21 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 2: we recognize that young people have an important voice that 22 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,559 Speaker 2: sometimes isn't heard by older Australians who are actually making 23 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 2: decisions on behalf of young people. So really important that 24 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 2: Mission Australia can feed that information back not only to 25 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: government agencies but local governments as well the ango sector 26 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 2: and it provides some really good weight of evidence in 27 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 2: terms of the way young people are feeling and the 28 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 2: way they see the world that they live in. 29 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: Well, how many people took part. 30 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 2: Overall across Australia It was eighteen thousand, eight hundred, a 31 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 2: smaller number of course in the Northern Territory because we 32 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 2: have a smaller population, but we're still really happy with 33 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: the results. The results that we have in the NTA 34 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: are very similar to the ones that we see across 35 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 2: all of our jurisdictions in Australia. 36 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: So still a good sample size for the territory though, yeah, yeah, yep. 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 2: And then I thing to see was that there was 38 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 2: a good mix between female and male participants. Sometimes we 39 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 2: see more women young women participating in some of these surveys, 40 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 2: but it was great to see that there was a 41 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: pretty even balance between women and young women and young 42 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 2: men participating. 43 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: And what were some of the serious issues that they 44 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: were raising. 45 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 2: Well, certainly the environment. When you look at the statistics 46 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 2: for the environment, that has increased considerably over the last 47 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: couple of years. So when twenty twenty it was about 48 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 2: thirty percent of young Australian saw that was a significant issue. 49 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: But when you look now in the Northern Territory where 50 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: forty five percent of the population see that the environment 51 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 2: is something that they are very, very concerned of, not 52 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 2: concerned about just not only at a personal level but 53 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 2: also at a national level. But interesting those other statistics 54 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: equity and discrimination that's impacting on young people, particularly around 55 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 2: young people of based on their age, their gender, their 56 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 2: sexual orientation, but also mental health has been a combination 57 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: for us and for young people, and so that comes 58 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 2: up a lot when we do these surveys. 59 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: Do you reckon there's been much change when you talk 60 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: about that equity and discrimination, Like I remember being a 61 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,959 Speaker 1: young young girl and you know, feeling like I was 62 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: sort of my voice was, you know, not really being 63 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: heard particularly, you know, I reckon, when you first into 64 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: the workface the workplace is a really young person. Do 65 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 1: you think that that's sort of changing or getting any better? 66 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 2: We always hope so but I and I think it's 67 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: still obviously impacting a lot on young people, and particularly 68 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 2: when we're looking at the lgbto community, Young Aboriginal and 69 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 2: Torres Straight Island to young people. So obviously that's still 70 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 2: very raw for young people. They still feel that they 71 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 2: still see that whether it's themselves personally or in community 72 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 2: or amongst friends and family. 73 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: Now, in terms of the results and what you sort 74 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: of use this information for, I understand that you know 75 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: that it is something that's presented to the government, but 76 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: how do you ensure that you know the voices of 77 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: these young people are being heard. 78 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 2: I think importantly we do sit at the table at 79 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 2: a national forum. We also cansider the table at an 80 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: anty level as well, which is great. But I think 81 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 2: one of the interesting statistics to come from that is 82 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 2: young people's view of housing instability, and I suppose that 83 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 2: financial as you mentioned before, just that financial insecurity. So 84 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 2: certainly what we would love to see is an increase 85 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 2: in the EUTH allowance for young people, just so it's 86 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 2: affordable for young people, but also having available more social 87 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: and affordable housing for young people so when they are 88 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 2: ready to exit home or if they don't have a 89 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 2: stable house home environment to live in. Then there are 90 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 2: some options for them as well. Well. 91 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: Tell you what, it's always interesting I reckon to hear what, 92 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 1: you know, what young people are thinking, what their biggest 93 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: concerns are. I think that sometimes we as slightly older people, Paul, 94 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: we think we know what they care about. Bush, you 95 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: need to hear it from them, don't We. 96 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 2: Absolutely, And we do still need to celebrate the amazingness 97 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: of young people and their intellect and the view of 98 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: the world. And I think it's really important that we 99 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 2: don't more those statistics and we actually take that on board, 100 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 2: and it'd be great to see those statistics and those 101 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: views of young people use to change and shape policy 102 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 2: at a national level as well. 103 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I always reckon it's good too, you know, it's 104 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: really good to hear what they are concerned about. And 105 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: I'm very fortunate I work with a lot of young 106 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: people here at the radio station and have involvement with 107 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,359 Speaker 1: plenty of young people around the community in various different ways. 108 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: And I think that sometimes they get a bit of 109 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 1: negative stick, you know, that they don't work as hard, 110 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: or that they're you know that when I was young, 111 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: those kind of lines. But you know, I know lots 112 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: of wonderful young people and yeah, I think it's really 113 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: important that they're heard. 114 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 2: Absolutely, they are our future voters and an investment now 115 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 2: in young people as an investment in the future for sure. 116 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: Yeah spot on. Well, great to speak with you this morning, Paul. 117 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 1: I always appreciate your time, but thanks so much for 118 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: having a chat with us about the most recent mission 119 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: Australia Survey. 120 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 2: No wherries, Katie, thank you, thank you.