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Mental health, environment top concerns for young Australians

Australia's youth now consider the environment the second most important issue in the country, a survey of teenagers has found.

More than 25,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 19 answered the annual survey by Mission Australia, which released a report on its findings on Tuesday.

When asked about the most important issues in Australia, mental health ranked highest with 36.2 per cent, followed by the environment (34.2 per cent), and equity and discrimination (24.8 per cent).

Read more: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/mental-health-environment-top-concerns-for-young-australians

A schools climate strike rally in Melbourne earlier this year.

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