Day of Action Against ACC Cuts

Today Young Labour will attend marches around the country to oppose changes to the ACC sensitive claims criteria that will allow only those diagnosed as having a mental disorder access to ACC funded sexual abuse counseling, says Young Labour President Patrick Leyland.

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Student Meeting Ambushed by Act on Campus

ACT on Campus yesterday ambushed a meeting of the Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) Student Representative Council (SRC) meeting, to further their ideological push against Students’ Associations.

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Young Nationals show true colours

The Young Nationals today tried to close an Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) meeting which was discussing Sir Roger Douglas’ Education Amendment Bill, which aims to impose VSM (Voluntary Student Membership) upon students’ associations.

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Bully Bennett's Boot Camps Back

Young Labour is appalled by today’s announcement about the introduction of Boot Camps.

“Whilst we obviously welcome the Government’s plans to introduce new holiday opportunities for disadvantaged youth and respite programmes for children in care, the parallel announcement about the introduction of ‘military style activity camps’ despite almost unanimous expert criticism at select committee is deeply worrying.” Young Labour President, Patrick Leyland, said this afternoon.

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