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Although a number of initiatives have been introduced by the Australian governments to meet the needs of young people in their transition from school to work, youth unemployment is high and each year, one in every three teenagers leaves school without completing a Year 12 equivalent education and one in five young Australians never complete this level of education. This paper reviews the recent history of commitments by Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments. It looks at: what Australia's learning and work commitment to young people is; how to successfully raise the educational participation of young people and improve their employment prospects; and what is needed to make Australia's learning and work commitment to youth a reality.