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Professor Zlatko Skrbis is the chief principal investigator of ARC-funded social futures project entitled, My Lives. With the support of various experts and research assistants, the project aims to investigate the challenges and milestones of young Australians as they transition from adolescence to adulthood.Beginning in 2006 and inspired partly by the British documentary series 10 up, the longitudinal project tracks the shifting opinions of over 2000 Queenslanders on salient including job security, early partnering, home ownership, wellbeing and agency, social and environmental attitudes, and approaches to new technology.The cohort was only 12 to 13 years of age when first surveyed; now they are in their mid twenties. One of the most interesting, and perhaps alarming findings stemming from the Our Lives project is that young adults have a less certain idea of their life trajectories and mental health issues are on the rise. These could have serious policy implications for the future.See omnystudio.com/listen