YOUNG ADULTS

Politically engaged – but very much worried about buying a home: study reveals young Australians’ anxieties

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Original article by Dan Jervis-Bardy
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 15-Jul-26

The Growing Up in Australia study began in 2004, and it has tracked about 10,000 young people and their families every two years since childhood. The two groups in the cohort are now aged 19-20 and 23-24, and the latest survey results for 2023-24 comprises 4,168 respondents. Some 73 per cent stated that they are "quite a bit" or "very concerned" about being able to afford to buy a home, ahead of global economic problems (cited by 42 per cent of respondents) and climate change (41 per cent). The longitudinal study also found that just 15 per cent of respondents expressed a "lot of trust" or "some trust" in politicians and political parties. This study is conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, in partnership with the Department of Social Services and Roy Morgan.

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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ROY MORGAN LIMITED

Obese youth can lose eight years off their lives

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Original article by Nicky Phillips
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 9 : 8-Dec-14

Margaret Allman-Farinelli, nutrition researcher at the University of Sydney, says new studies show that weight control programs aimed at young adults only have an effect in about half of all cases. Australians between the ages of 25 and 34 on average put on 6.7 kilograms over that period, as their activity levels drop and they start cooking their own meals. Meanwhile, new modelling conducted in Canada suggests that those overweight with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 to 30 face a reduction in life expectancy of three years, and those obese with a BMI between 30 and 35 one of up to eight years

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UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY. CHARLES PERKINS CENTRE