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For 13 years, Anna Dwyer traveled the regional and most isolated areas, working with some of Queensland’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities. She has become a role model for a new generation of Australian women, writes Steph Carter, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane, Australia. My first real brush with a policewoman is one I …

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For 13 years, Anna Dwyer travelled the most isolated areas of Queensland, working with some of the state’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities. She has become a role model for a new generation of Australian women, writes Steph Carter, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane, Australia. My first real brush with a policewoman is one …

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Libya has undergone a significant transformation since the toppling of dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. As efforts to turn the war-torn country into a flourishing democracy accelerate, young people are playing an increasingly pivotal role. Francis Ventura, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent based in Melbourne, Australia, asked Ms Ayat Saleh Mneina, the Founder of Shabab Libya, the Libyan Youth Movement, about the country’s …

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Backyards are falling out of fashion in Australia’s suburban landscape, says Pak Yiu, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent in Brisbane, Australia, who argues the trend has disturbing implications. The backyard has always been part of the Australian lifestyle. It has been a secure area for children to play and a place for Australians to enjoy a good …

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A WWI battle that took a horrendous toll was a defining moment in the histories of  Australia and New Zealand, writes Fale Lesa, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Zealand, who says the legacy of that battle shaped both countries. On the 25th of April every year for as long as anybody remembers, both Australia …

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Controversy over development of natural gas reserves under James Price Point became a battle of David and Goliath proportions, writes Oliver Rogers, 23, a Correspondent from Perth in Australia. It divided friends and families, and raised troubling questions about aboriginal land rights.  James Price Point, or Walmandy in the language of the traditional owners, is …

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An alarming number of young people are succumbing to the worldwide epidemic of negative body image, says Janine Wan, 15, a Correspondent based in Melbourne, Australia. At the same time there are efforts to counteract the harmful messages about so-called ideal bodies. On the 10th of May 2013, it was announced that the Positive Body Image …

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Young people are far more than tomorrow’s leaders, writes Emily Murray, a Correspondent from Australia. She argues that young people are already at work changing the world today. Is there any mainstream phrase more patronising and controlling than “Young people are the leaders of tomorrow”? Oh move over you older person! Young people are already …

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In a few short years the Internet has made its way into everything from news to shopping, writes Janine Wan, 15, a Correspondent based in Melbourne, Australia, and with that has changed social interaction and entertainment. The first website I ever went onto was Club Penguin. Even at a young age I thought it was …

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