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    Category - Education & Employment

    Education & Employment

    I’m one in four: the education system.

    Words by Kirsten, 28 QLD I count to four as I breathe in and out. I have learnt, the caring sector is not for the faint-hearted. As a year nine student wheels himself onto the veranda on the chair he’s just stolen...

    Kirsten, 28 QLD

    6 min read
    Education & Employment

    Dear Future Employer

    Words by Briana, 20 VIC Dear future employer, What is the answer? How do we break the cycle? The cycle where we study. We attain a casual job. We graduate. We have graduated but are still at our casual job that we can’t...

    Words by Briana, VIC

    5 min read
    Education & Employment

    Elusive Employment in Unprecedented Times

    Words by Kai, 25 The year 2020 brought a whirlwind of change. At least that was what it looked like when Jane*, an old friend, shared a picture from her office farewell dinner. Her company fired her without warning for...

    Words by Kai, 25

    4 min read
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    Education & Employment

    Mountainous Barriers

    Words by Markos, 28 VIC Artist statement: – This is a simple but honest piece that illustrates the challenges of getting a job when you have mental health issues. While it’s difficult to climb those hills...

    Words by Markos, 28 VIC

    1 min read
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    Education & Employment

    The Stigma of Staying After High School

    Words by Sol, 19 WA With a population of just under 2 million people, Perth lags behind other Australian cities such as Sydney (5.23 million) and Melbourne (4.94 million). Still, Perth has all the landmarks of a capital...

    Words by Sol, 19 WA

    5 min read
    Instagram screen shots of barriers to employment
    Education & Employment

    What a Time to be Alive

    Digital artwork by Julianna, 26 VIC This piece was a finalist of the Youth Summit Creative Competition 2020. I  like to use Instagram. I discovered the abilities of sharing quick Instagram stories which act for me...

    Artwork by Julianna, 26 VIC

    1 min read

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