Ms Rachael Murphy:

One of the key things is the whole-of-government approach to youth work and being clear about our boundaries. There are so many areas where investment is required for young people. These are outside of the scope of youth work. We know about the crisis in youth mental health. We are hearing about the crisis in primary care services. Young people have increasingly additional and complex needs. Youth work can support young people, but it cannot be the solution for all these crises. We need a whole-of-government approach. We need to focus on young people. We need to implement the youth strategy/ We need to invest in our young people. I am very clear that over the years youth work has very often stepped in because there was nobody else. Volunteer leaders stepped in. That is not good enough.