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<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000><STRONG>Australian Youth Forum</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>On 17 March 2008, Australia's Minister for Youth, Kate Ellis, announced the creation of an Australian Youth Forum as a mechanism for young Australians to have a voice to government.<BR><BR>The new Australian Youth Forum replaces the National Youth Roundtable and will offer broader opportunity and scope for young people from across Australia to have your views heard by the Federal Government.<BR><BR><B>The Australian Youth Forum Discussion Paper is now available for your response.</B> The consultation period for you to have your say on how you want to communicate with Government is open to 30 May 2008.<BR><BR>A discussion paper about the Australian Youth Forum is available online at The Source, at:</FONT></P>
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<P><A href="http://www.thesource.gov.au/involve/ayf_discussion.asp" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#ed7b00 size=2>http://www.thesource.gov.au/involve/ayf_discussion.asp</FONT></A><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> (viewed 2 April 2008).<BR><BR></P></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2>Serdar M. Degirmencioglu, Ph.D.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=1>Visiting Research Fellow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=1>Victoria University School of Psychology</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=1>Footscray Campus</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=1>P.O. Box 14428</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=1>Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia</FONT></DIV>
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