Labor promised a new committee of 15 young people to guide policy. So who gets picked, and how?

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Labor has promised a new youth engagement model driven by a steering committee of up to 15 young people. Who typically volunteers to participate on such a steering committee? Attempts at youth representation sometimes skew towards those most likely to self-nominate, such as the highly educated, articulate and confident But often it’s those least likely to put their hand up whose voice we need to hear the most. Voices from disadvantaged backgrounds can be particularly absent.