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Future Leaders is a national Initiative about leadership and the future of Australia. It seeks to involve, inform and inspire young people.
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Young Writers....
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“We are told that Australia is the “lucky country”. A country where our most attractive asset is our multicultural community …”
“When a disgusted John Howard called for the “stupid program” Big Brother to get “off the air”, he moved into philosophically …”
“Two boys walked in silence down the main road, the silent skeletons of discarded and broken streetlights casting shadows across …”
“Indian director Gurinder Chadha has a reputation for challenging conventions. Her latest film, Bride and Prejudice …”
“A morning chill whipped by, harshly slicing into the rider’s face. He inhaled the cool air mingled with salt from the sea …”
“The seniors sat tired and wan, filling the first dozen rows of the Empire Theatre like an army of ghosts …”
“Whether it is in the workplace, the home or in everyday life, women suffer from entrenched discrimination. Since the early days …”
“Two and a half years ago, as Coalition forces progressively wiped every effigy of Saddam Hussein off the face of the earth …”
“It takes more Australians every year than our roads, but you don’t see multi-million dollar advertising campaigns or outraged …”
“The pine tree that dominated the front courtyard of our home still splays its branches out in my memory. My Papa had clasped …”
“Running, panting, I search for my target — a playground, a board room, a lawn bowls tournament all await me. I am, of course …”
“Amidst the calm and quiet of a warm October’s day, an old man sits silently in an ancient wicker chair on his front porch …”
“Wind whipped the surface of the sea, sending it into a churning, wild frenzy. It lashed at the shores, a rolling and booming mass …”
“BANDA ACEH: A 10-metre wave of unimaginable force tore through much of South-East Asia on Boxing Day 2004 …”
“The bright flashing lights caught her eyes, startling her. Blinking, she slowly walked towards the dazzling wall of colour and sound …”
“She loved this time of the morning. The few precious minutes between night and day, when somehow it was both at the one time …”
“As a student, I am, by definition, unlikely to ever feel motivated about accomplishing tasks that have been set by a given teacher …”
“The morning is fresh, crisp. The sun is dazzling to my eyes, so I pull my sunglasses from the top of my head. They come as relief …”
“Australia has long carried the tag of being the ‘lucky’ country. It is a nation that claims to have overcome the barriers of racism …”
“Jean Jacques Rousseau stated that “As soon as any man says of the affairs of the State ‘What does it matter to me?’ …”
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