NextGen: A UNICEF Australia podcast 

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At UNICEF Australia, we’re giving young people a platform to speak up on issues they care about. In every episode, our UNICEF Australia Ambassador and podcast host, Rae Johnston, passes the mic to young people and experts as we discuss everything from climate change to mental health and inequality. Listen in as young voices speak up about the big issues and their hopes for the future. No matter who they are or where they live, every voice matters. You can listen on your favourite podcast app including Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

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How young people are driving climate action

Feb 25 2024 16 mins

In our final episode of Season 1, host Rae Johnston speaks with climate advocates Daisy and Peta. Daisy Jeffrey is a climate campaigner working on the duty of care climate bill that is being put before federal parliament, aiming to protect the people and places we love. UNICEF Australia Youth Ambassador Peta is a climate champion who attended the 2023 COP28 climate summit in Dubai.

Surviving a bushfire

Feb 11 2024 21 mins

In episode three, host Rae Johnston talk to Takesa Frank from episode 2, a climate activist and young Aboriginal person living on Yuin Country whose hometown was impacted by the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, and Felicity Anicich from Royal Far West - a UNICEF partner working to deliver mental health support to country children. They discuss their lived experience of the bushfir

What is climate anxiety?

Jan 28 2024 21 mins

In this episode, we're talking about climate anxiety, its impact on young people, and the tools to manage it. Rae Johnston passes the mic to psychologist Avalon Bourne, who has completed a PhD in climate anxiety, and Takesa, a young Australian who has lived experience with climate anxiety.Show notes: This episode talks about anxiety and mental health coping strategies. See links be

How is our planet changing? 

Jan 14 2024 19 mins

Between 2016 and 2021, 8,000 weather-related events caused the displacement of over 43 million children – most due to floods or storms. Here in Australia alone, 2 in 5 children were impacted by bushfires. In our episode of ‘How is our planet changing?’ Rae Johnston talks to ABC weatherman Nate Byrne and UNICEF Young Ambassador Denzel about the wild changing weather patterns,

Welcome to NextGen: A UNICEF Australia podcast

Giving young people a platform to speak up on issues they care about.