Looks at the issue of homelessness and youth in Australia. Part One called “No place like home” examines the growing underclass of alienated and dispossessed children in Australia. Part Two, entitled “Making it work”, looks at the effect of the collapsed youth job market on kids locked out of the workforce and at school.
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ACMI Identifier
509722
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homeless youth - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homelessness
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Runaway teenagers
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - Employment
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Youth - Employment
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Homeless youth - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Runaway teenagers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Runaway teenagers
History → Unemployment - Australia
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)