YOUTHS from rural areas in Naitasiri and Nausori got a chance to speak about the issues affecting them at a two-day forum last week. The forum was organised by Live & Learn Environmental Education with the theme ‘building grassroot democracy in Fiji’ and was held at the Navatuvula Village in Naitasiri on Thursday and at …

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Young people from around the globe are in Fremantle on the west coast of Australia this week to take part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum. Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland reporting on the summit, recounts how friendships are already forming and debates are raging on everything from property issues in the Cook …

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Young people from around the globe are in Fremantle on the west coast of Australia this week to take part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum. Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland reporting on the summit, recounts how friendships are already forming and debates are raging on everything from property issues in the Cook …

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Young people from around the globe are in Fremantle on the west coast of Australia this week to take part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum. Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland,  reports on two opening day workshops focusing on health issues and the involvement of youth in policymaking. Youth impact and participation in …

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Young people from around the globe are in Fremantle on the west coast of Australia this week to take part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum. Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland,  reports on two opening day workshops focusing on health issues and the involvement of youth in policymaking. Youth impact and participation in …

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Young people from around the globe are in Fremantle on the west coast of Australia this week to take part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum. Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland, reports on the hard, and at times tense, bargaining among youth delegates to arrive at a joint communique to present to leaders …

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Young people from around the globe are in Fremantle on the west coast of Australia this week to take part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum. Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland, reports on the hard, and at times tense, bargaining among youth delegates to arrive at a joint communique to present to leaders …

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Young people from around the globe are in Fremantle on the west coast of Australia this week to take part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum. Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland, interviewed Sydney hip-hop duo ‘Bliss n Eso’, who performed at an End of Polio concert on 28 October. The event aimed to …

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Young people from around the globe are in Fremantle on the west coast of Australia this week to take part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum. Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland, interviewed Sydney hip-hop duo ‘Bliss n Eso’, who performed at an End of Polio concert on 28 October. The event aimed to …

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‘Education goals are unfinished business’ – Commonwealth Secretary-General Commonwealth education ministers will meet in Port Louis, Mauritius, from 29 to 31 August 2012 to discuss priorities for the next three years and the Commonwealth’s contribution to the post-2015 development goals framework. Under the theme ‘Education in the Commonwealth: bridging the gap as we accelerate towards …

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