Youth Summit - Video

A video montage of the 2020 Youth summit which captures the spirit and passion of the two day event is available
on the Youth Summit
section of this site.


 

 

 

Schools Summit Report

Feedback responses sent in from the schools summits have formed the basis of the Voices of the Future Schools Summits Feedback Report, launched by the Minister for Education,
Julia Gillard on
11 April 2008.


 

 

 

2020 Youth Summit

What was the 2020 Youth Summit?

The 2020 Youth Summit was held in the lead up to the Australia 2020 Summit . The Youth Summit was held in Canberra, at Parliament House on 12 and 13 April 2008 and was co-chaired by the Minister for Youth, the Hon Kate Ellis MP and Hugh Evans, Young Australian of the Year for 2004.

The ten critical areas of discussion at the Youth Summit were:

  • The productivity agenda - education, skills, training, science and innovation;
  • Infrastructure - economic infrastructure, the digital economy and the future of our cities
  • Population, sustainability, climate change, water and the future of our cities;
  • Future directions for rural industries and rural communities;
  • A long-term national health strategy – including the challenges of preventative health, workforce planning and the ageing population;
  • Strengthening communities, supporting families and social inclusion;
  • Options for the future of indigenous Australia;
  • Towards a creative Australia: the future of the arts, film and design;
  • The future of Australian governance: renewed democracy, a more open government (including the role of the media), the structure of the Federation and the rights and responsibilities of citizens; and
  • Australia’s future security and prosperity in a rapidly changing region and world.

The 100 Youth Delegates

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The 2020 Youth Communiqué

The 2020 Youth Summit concluded with the presentation of a communiqué to the Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, setting out the vision and key ideas developed at the forum. The communiqué is being provided to each of the 1000 delegates attending Australia 2020.

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The Final 11 Youth Delegates

There are now 11 delegates, instead of the expected 10, progressing to the Australia 2020 Summit on 19 and 20 April. There was a tied vote for the 10th position and a decision was made to increase Youth Summit representation at the 2020 Summit. The delegates, aged 15 to 24 years, will represent the vision and ideas emerging from the Youth Summit on the ten critical areas being discussed at the Australia 2020 Summit.

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Video compilation of the 2020 Youth Summit

This video compilation features select comments from the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, the Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, the Minister for Youth and Co Chair of the Summit, Kate Ellis, Hugh Evans, Co-Chair of the Summit, Hugh Mackay, author and social researcher and a number of the delegates. It captures the spirit and passion of the two day event with the outcomes represented in the 2020 Youth Summit Communique. (7.30mins) Technical help is also available.

- High Quality Download - WMV 19MB | Video Transcript - HTML