Labor promised a new committee of 15 young people to guide policy. So who gets picked, and how?
- Written by Lucas Walsh, Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University

The federal government has announced Anne Aly is Australia’s new minister for youth. This will restore youth consultation to government decision-making after the abolition in 2013 of the Youth Advisory Council and the Office for Youth.
Labor has promised a new youth engagement model driven by a steering committee of up to 15 young...