AYAC’s CEO, Jo Rostami on ABC News Radio

16 May 2024

AYAC’s CEO, Jo Rostami talks to ABC News Radio’s Tim Shepherd on the Federal Budget and how it impacts young people. Listen below.

AYAC responds to the 2024–25 Budget

16 May 2024

The 2024-2025 May Budget was a promise to close the generational divide amidst a challenging time for young people, who continue to be disproportionately impacted by cost-of-living pressures across various life domains, including mental health, employment, and housing.

AYAC Continues to Call for Substantial Increases to Youth Allowance and Job Seeker Payments in the Federal Budget

08 May 2024

AYAC Continues to Call for Substantial Increases to Youth Allowance and Job Seeker Payments in the Federal Budget, and providing meaningful investment in children and young people in responses to end family violence

Shaping the Future: A new approach to policy that works for young people

17 October 2023

AYAC, in collaboration with the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and Monash Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, hosted a roundtable that delved into the key issues facing young Australians and the development of a national framework for policy that works for young people. 

Statement on the Referendum Outcome

17 October 2023

AYAC extends its deepest empathy, unwavering support and heartfelt solidarity to First Nations people as they grapple with the outcome of the recent referendum. The result has been deeply disheartening for many, carrying personal and painful implications.

AYAC is delighted to announce the appointment of Joanna Siejka Rostami as its new Chief Executive Officer. With a rich history of youth advocacy and policy change across Australia, Joanna is well-equipped to lead AYAC into an exciting new chapter.

Joanna Siejka Rostami, Named New CEO of AYAC

29 September 2023