ABC Feeds'Highly inappropriate': Parliament questions election funding promise for at-risk youth program
By Lucy MacDonald
The taxpayer-funded outreach organisation JCP Youth runs the "flagship" BEAST program to divert at-risk youths, but a parliamentary committee has concerns over its evidence base and lack of a tender process for funding.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/tas-jcp-youth-parliamentary-committee/106563024
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'Highly inappropriate': Parliament questions election funding promise for at-risk youth program
The taxpayer-funded outreach organisation JCP Youth runs the "flagship" BEAST program to divert at-risk youths, but a parliamentary committee has concerns over its evidence base and lack of a tender process for funding.