Birrell to help share young people’s voices

Young people aged under 21 are invited to submit a speech on the topic ‘What should Australia’s new parliament accomplish?’ for the chance to have their answer chosen as part of the Youth Voice in Parliament week.

Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell will take part in the program, which is open to anyone living in Australia aged 21 or under. Speech submissions are open until October 19.

The 2021 speeches saw over 600 submissions, with 125 speeches read by 69 politicians, with climate the issue most people wrote about.