Your Shortcut to... Australia's civics crisis

Young Australians’ understanding of civics and how democracy works is at a 20-year low - and it’s got educators worried because we’re living in a time of mis and disinformation that our young people are consuming every day online. So in this Squiz Shortcut we’ll look at Aussies' working knowledge of democracy, what’s being done to fill the gaps, and how our Squiz Kids Newshounds program is helping… You can take part in our 2025 audience survey here:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QJ93HRP Squiz Recommends: Looking: Squiz Kids’ Newshounds program - share it with any educators in your life that you think would be interested... Listening: And while we’re at it, Squiz Kids also has a podcast series about Civics that’s a great introduction to the topic for kids… Want the email version? Sign up for the Shortcuts newsletter here