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Speaker 1: Now we know that the results are in from Mission

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Speaker 1: Australia's twenty twenty four Youth Survey Report, which sheds light

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Speaker 1: on the concerns and experiences of young people age fifteen

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Speaker 1: to nineteen. And joining me on the line to break

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Speaker 1: down the findings is Mission Australia's Area manager Alison Kneebling.

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Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Allison.

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Speaker 2: Good morning Katie.

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Speaker 1: Allison. Tell me what is the biggest issue for young

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Speaker 1: Territorians right now?

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Speaker 2: Well, for the first time, the cost of living has

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Speaker 2: featured as the number one issue, doubling in the last

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Speaker 2: two years, so overtaking last year's environment is now the

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Speaker 2: cost of living.

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Speaker 1: And look, we know it's such a huge issue for adults,

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Speaker 1: so I suppose it's probably, you know, when you break

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Speaker 1: it down, not too surprising that it's the same situation

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Speaker 1: for our younger people.

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Speaker 2: No, it definitely isn't. And it's clear that they understand

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Speaker 2: and that you know, they are facing these financial struggles.

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Speaker 2: It's impacting their lives and also their view on our country.

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Speaker 1: And what were some of their other big concerns.

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Speaker 2: So some of their other big concerns were violence, safety

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Speaker 2: and crime and then closely followed by the climate and

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Speaker 2: the change in the environment. So yeah, the kids that

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Speaker 2: they know what they're talking about, they're definitely looking to

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Speaker 2: the future, and I guess it might be pretty scary

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Speaker 2: for them.

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Speaker 1: Alison, tell me how many young people take part in

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Speaker 1: the survey and you know, over what sort of period

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Speaker 1: of time does it happen.

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Speaker 2: So the survey usually happens between April and August, and

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Speaker 2: we survey seventeen thousand of four hundred and eighty young

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Speaker 2: people this year, so it's a huge survey and it's

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Speaker 2: been running for twenty three years.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a massive survey. I mean seventeen thousands, more

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Speaker 1: than seventeen thousand that they're huge numbers.

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Speaker 2: That's nationally, Yeah, nationally, what about here in the nt.

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Speaker 1: OH.

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Speaker 2: I don't actually have those figures in front of me.

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Speaker 1: That's all right, look otherway. It's just interested to you know,

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Speaker 1: whenever you look at surveys, just sort of you know

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Speaker 1: who's taking part and how they're taking part.

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Speaker 2: What can you definitely get that information. I get that

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Speaker 2: information to you.

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Speaker 1: Oh good, what age? What kind of age groups are

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Speaker 1: we looking at?

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Speaker 2: So we're looking at ages fifteen to nineteen?

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Speaker 1: And do they provide sort of some commentary as well

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Speaker 1: in terms of like with that cost of living, what

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Speaker 1: kind of impact it is having on them, or just

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Speaker 1: we know it's a massive.

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Speaker 2: I think that so just around that is it is

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Speaker 2: cited as one of the most important issues, and then

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Speaker 2: it closely follows nearly one in five of young people

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Speaker 2: identified of housing and homelessness, which obviously is you know,

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Speaker 2: impacted by the cost of living. So we really want

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Speaker 2: this to be identified early so we can get the

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Speaker 2: supports in place for these young people.

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Speaker 1: And does it sort of like with the info as well,

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Speaker 1: does it point any other major changes that are needed

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Speaker 1: to help young people in the Northern Territory to thrive.

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Speaker 2: I think, like I said, early intervention of course, because

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Speaker 2: they're really worried about these you know, cost of living.

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Speaker 2: It points to the need for increase financial support to

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Speaker 2: alleviate financial hardship, you know, boosting the rates of job seeking,

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Speaker 2: you to allowance in the Commonwealth rental systems is the

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Speaker 2: best way to ensure that those who need it most

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Speaker 2: it's actually going out too.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, well, yeah, spot on. You know they need to

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Speaker 1: if they are in a situation where they need to

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Speaker 1: access that support, then we've got to make sure that

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Speaker 1: they're able to get that look. I always think it's

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Speaker 1: really interesting and I always think if you want to

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Speaker 1: know what young people are thinking and what they're worried about,

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Speaker 1: you've got to ask them yourself, which is what you

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Speaker 1: guys have done and you do every year. I think

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Speaker 1: it's a really good insightful, you know, a bit of information,

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Speaker 1: particularly then when you look at taking that data and

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Speaker 1: using it in different ways to hopefully shape policy and

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Speaker 1: shape some change exactly.

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Speaker 2: And I think young people have the answers. We just

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Speaker 2: need to listen.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, oh, they and they're quite opinionated if you do

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Speaker 1: actually sit down and talk to them, aren't they.

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Speaker 2: Oh, very much so. And I think, you know, I

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Speaker 2: think in that vein, you know, co designing is so

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Speaker 2: important when we're talking about youth programs. It's really important

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Speaker 2: because you know, I can't I can't develop a youth program.

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Speaker 2: I'm an adult. I need to talk to the kids

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Speaker 2: and find out what they need and what they want. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: So true. Well, Alison, lovely to speak to you this morning.

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Speaker 1: I really appreciate your time. Thanks so much for joining us,

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Speaker 1: Thank you, thanks, thanks for joining me.