Many young people aged between 15-20 feel disconnected to parliamentarians and the work of parliaments and disempowered to change the laws that are impacting their lives. In response, parliaments in the United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland have been experimenting with a range of tools and strategies, including youth assemblies, education programs, social media engagement, and regional outreach activities aimed at teenagers and young adults. This project investigates and evaluates some of the different engagement strategies being used in these jurisdictions and offers a practical toolkit for Australian parliaments to use to empower young Australians to participate in our parliamentary lawmaking process.
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