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@thinkforwardaus

A group of young people fighting for an economy that works for all generations 🙌 Advocacy 📢 Education 📚 Research 🧐

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Think Forward@thinkforwardaus·
Our first Think Forward Treasury project is now live! With your help we are writing our manifesto for the next Federal election, by asking what would you do if you were Australia's Treasurer? Visit pol.is/5ucw4veknz to give it a go.
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Oxfam Australia
Oxfam Australia@OxfamAustralia·
Minister @JEChalmers, please support the #G20 deal in Rio this week to  #TaxTheSuperRich. Oxfam and civil society groups have 1.5 million signatures backing this✊It's time to make the rich pay their fair share and reduce inequality now!
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Exactly the kind of bold steps forward we need. Now imagine we had a mechanism that ensured consideration of the impact of ALL policy on future generations 👏smh.com.au/politics/feder…
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Yesterday the Aged Care Taskforce began, and Thomas Walker, our lead economist, was in the thick of the action. We commend the taskforce and the Minister for being so eager to consider the intergenerational impacts of these critical reforms. afr.com/politics/feder…
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"We should be encouraging young people to understand that these systems are there to benefit their lives, whether it's paying tax or paying super." - Our Lead Economist - Tom Walker speaking with @SBS Reach out about our economic literacy program! shorturl.at/eqrPW
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We welcome the Minister's bold ambitions with this task force and the opportunity to be part of building economic systems that are fair and equitable for all generations.
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Younger generations are being hit hard in this cost of living crisis. Less savings to fall back on and less chance to accumulate wealth over time than previous generations. We need an intergenerational lens in policy making to break the cycle. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-2…
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@SBSNews 👏🏽 to see Think Forward’s Jane Body talk about how HECS debt is unfairly impacting young people
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SBS News@SBSNews·
Jane Body is among millions that have been hit by the highest increase to student loan indexation in decades. She thinks the system could be fairer, and she's not the only one. trib.al/39WSC1o
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YACVic@YACVic·
The average #HECSdebt increases ~$1,700 today. For many young people, this will outstrip the HECS contribution they make this year. Committing students to debts they will never be able to pay off actively discourages them from education. The system must work better than this.
Katherine Ellis - Youth Affairs Council Victoria@YACVicCEO

Today, #HECS debts are increasing massively because of indexation. As if young people don’t have enough on their plates with crises in cost of living, housing, mental health and climate change.

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Think Forward@thinkforwardaus·
Listen to Think Forward Jane Body on @abcnews @ 2:04:30 📻 "There is a problem with the whole system and HECS indexation is the icy on the cake. 7.1% increase on debt held specially by younger generations is really unfair" abc.net.au/coffscoast/pro…
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Listening to Jennifer Kulas on @latrobe University's Housing Crisis live panel. "We are preparing for the largest transfer of wealth from one generation to another in the history of the country. Homeownership isn't possible without some kind of intergenerational wealth transfer."
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Boomers get free education + a family home + an investment home + tax concession on investment home with negative gearing vs. current students who in 9 days will get an 7.1% increase in their HECS debt of $30,000-$100,000. Sounds fair? 🤔 abc.net.au/news/2023-05-2…
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