Applications for 2010 are now closed.

Do not pass up an opportunity to:

  • Network with other young leaders striving to create change in Australia and the world
  • Attend an all-expenses paid trip to Canberra including a behind the scenes tour of Parliament house and the opportunity to meet members of Australia’s parliament
  • Engage with our senior policy staff and expert speakers around how to create real change in Australian society

The Left Right Think-Tank Fellowship Program is provided for senior secondary, and first year university students, aged between 16 and 19 years old.

The program consists of a set of workshops that explore all the factors that lead and create change in Australia through a public policy context. We place a strong emphasis on providing expert and often well known guest speakers in the political arena, including Federal and State Government Ministers, journalists and media representatives as well as academics and representatives from other non-government organisations.

The program for the second half of 2010 is being run in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Toowoomba. A team of fellows in each city will create, under the guidance of our senior policy staff a report that provides clear recommendations on an issue that each team is passionate about. One fellow from each city will be flown to Canberra during a sitting week of parliament and provided the opportunity to pitch their recommendations to a relevant Government Minister on behalf of their team.

You are perfect for the Left Right Think-Tank Fellowship Program if:

  • You are between 16 and 19 years old
  • Interested in creating change in Australia
  • Interested in Politics, Journalism or Business
  • Available for the below dates in the above locations

Important dates:

19th of August Applications Close
20th–24th August Applicants shortlisted, interviewed and selected
28st August First Session (introduction, ruMAD? workshop and policy topic selected)
4th September Second Session (topic one: The Third Sector)
18th September Third Session (topic two: Policy and the public service)
2nd October Fourth Session (topic three: The Fourth Estate)
16th October Graduation ceremony (Best Fellow announced and policy project presented to Government)
TBA Best Fellows Canberra Trip

If you are a student, or parent of a student wishing to apply and you require any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Applications are now closed.