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You can now have your say as part of the development of the National Youth Policy Framework until Monday 12 October 2020. Sharing your views and experiences will help make sure our final framework reflects and addresses the issues young Australians are facing.
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The Australian Government will invest $52 million to protect Australian teenagers against meningococcal through a free national program for 14 to 19 year olds.
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From early 2018, young Australians have free access to the new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil®9 that protects against more types of HPV infection.
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