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Speaker 1 (00:00):
In some real I reckon this is a great idea.
So participants in the NT Youth Parliament Program they're set
to engage in debates at Parliament House later this month,
meeting members of the government and showcasing bills that they've developed.
The initiative provides a platform for territory kids age fifteen
to twenty five, so not young adults, I guess, to
(00:21):
engage with the democratic process, build leadership and teamwork skills,
and also raise issues that impact their communities. Now joining
us in the studio this morning, it's the Assistant Minister
for People, Sport and Culture, law E z Oh. Good
morning to you.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Good morning Katie, and good morning to everybody out there.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Lovely to have you on the show. Now. First off,
for anyone who's not familiar with Youth Parliament, how's it
all work.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
It's an amazing program. And anybody that knows my history
in education knows that I'm absolutely passionate about kids doing
amazing things into their future. And every time I go
into a school, I'm enlightened by the amount of kids
that are doing amazing stuff. So the Youth Parliament Program
is a nonpartisan leadership and advocacy program. For Territory and
(01:07):
kids and it's run by the YNT, so they do
an amazing job in putting out circulars to try and
get kids involved in youth Parliament. The kids draft bills,
so they work together in groups and they draft bills
so that they can come and sit in Parliament. And
I'm really lucky enough. I've sponsored quite a few kids
to attend this program. It costs a little bit of money,
so I've sponsored for kids from across the electorate of
(01:30):
Fanny Bay to be able to participate in this program
this year.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
How good.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
And they come in and they sit in Parliament. I
get to I get to chair some of the sessions
that they're running, which is really cool. And they get
to introduce their bills that they've proposed, they get to
do mated speeches, they get to do petitions that they've created.
It's a really good process for them to understand how
the democratic process works.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
And so do they have to self nominate or what's
the process for them being involved?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yeah, So it gets advertised to schools. Obviously senior schools
are the target cohort for this group. But it's advertised
and kids can choose to participate We've got thirty three
kids this year that have chosen to participate from across
the Northern Territory. They're coming from places like darn Palmerston,
Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and as far remote as Upull
them out in the Barclays. So it's really good.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Really do they have to, like, do they have to
be studying politics at school? Do they just have to
decide that they want to find out learn more about politics?
What's the process?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah? No, it's a program. It's sort of a program
that the school obviously decides that they're going to participate
in it, so they work with the kids to put
together their their thoughts. They don't have to be doing politics,
they just need to be interested in learning more about
this process.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
The reason I think it's such a good idea is
because I think that you know, a lot of young people,
particularly you know, people of all ages in Australia don't
understand as much about politics as you know, as what
you or I might because we've been involved in, you know,
in politics. But I think it's really important to understand
how politics works and then sort of form your opinions
(03:01):
and you know, base it on your education and what
you see for yourself when you go in there as well,
and we want good young people coming up through the ranks. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
And this program has been running for thirty years. So
the first time that it started was in nineteen ninety
five in the norm territory. I think it started in
Victoria back in nineteen eighty six, but we started it
here in nineteen ninety five. So this is the thirtieth
year that it's operated in Norn territory, which is absolutely amazing.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Do you know if we've got any notable graduates, anybody
that's now a politician, they did it?
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Yeah, I do know.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
R are you able to reveal?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Yeah? Yeah, I think the leader of your position is
Sleiniyubo did it back in high school days. So it's
something that can definitely progress through your career. If that's
the choice that.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
You want to do it, I reckon that's awesome. So
in terms of the bills and things like that that
they're developing, do you not, like, do you have a
bit of an idea about what some of the you know,
some of those bills are on and what they're interested in. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Absolutely. So the program runs from the twenty third of
September through to the twenty fifth and it's in Parliament
House in the chamber, so different members will be coming
in and sharing different sessions and running the program. And
Carlie Heist have to give a big shout out. Carlihist
from The Why has done an amazing job in pulling
this together. So she's done awesome work there. Some of
the things that they're talking about, youth homelessness, they'll be
(04:16):
doing adjournment speeches. They're talking about youth scrutiny and government,
which is something that I'm really interested in. I've been
toying with the idea of trying to pull together a
bit of a youth committee for my electorate, trying to
get some youth feedback on some of the stuff that
we're doing. The Age of Criminal Responsibility is something young
cares rights, student well being in schools. There's a whole
heap of different sessions that they want to run and
(04:38):
they get to then pitch to the ministers and all
that sort of stuff. So it's really really cool and
people the general public can come in and sit and
watch in the chamber. They can see how these youths
go about. You'll be absolutely amazed about how good these
guys are at public speaking.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Now good good on them, and so they've all already
been selected. It's not something that people can still do
for this year. They've just got to keep an ear
out for next year.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Yeah, this year's been sort of settled. They've already started
the program. They've been traveling around. They've come out to
the different Electric offices and had chance to speak to
members yep, and have a chat about you know, I
spoke to the guys that came to my office and
talked about my journey into politics and how it impacts
my daily life and what I am trying to achieve.
So they've gone out and they've started that program. So definitely,
if you're interested look forward to next year. You can
keep your eye on the call out.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Good stuff for Laurie Zeo, the Assistant Minister for People,
Sport and Culture and also the member for Funny Babe,
Good to catch up with you this morning.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Can I give one a little plug?
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Of course you can.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
We have a really cool community night happening tomorrow night
at Theotanic Gardens. So we've got a movie night for families.
It's free for everybody to attend. Starts at six six
point thirty. Come down to the Botanic Gardens, both myself,
the Member for Port Darwin and the Member fong Limb.
We've all come together to do a big community event.
Come down and enjoy a free night with the family.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Good stuff, Well, Laurie, good to catch up with you
this morning. Thank you so much for your time, Thank
you for having me, Thank you
In some real I reckon this is a great idea.
So participants in the NT Youth Parliament Program they're set
to engage in debates at Parliament House later this month,
meeting members of the government and showcasing bills that they've developed.
The initiative provides a platform for territory kids age fifteen
to twenty five, so not young adults, I guess, to
(00:21):
engage with the democratic process, build leadership and teamwork skills,
and also raise issues that impact their communities. Now joining
us in the studio this morning, it's the Assistant Minister
for People, Sport and Culture, law E z Oh. Good
morning to you.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Good morning Katie, and good morning to everybody out there.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Lovely to have you on the show. Now. First off,
for anyone who's not familiar with Youth Parliament, how's it
all work.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
It's an amazing program. And anybody that knows my history
in education knows that I'm absolutely passionate about kids doing
amazing things into their future. And every time I go
into a school, I'm enlightened by the amount of kids
that are doing amazing stuff. So the Youth Parliament Program
is a nonpartisan leadership and advocacy program. For Territory and
(01:07):
kids and it's run by the YNT, so they do
an amazing job in putting out circulars to try and
get kids involved in youth Parliament. The kids draft bills,
so they work together in groups and they draft bills
so that they can come and sit in Parliament. And
I'm really lucky enough. I've sponsored quite a few kids
to attend this program. It costs a little bit of money,
so I've sponsored for kids from across the electorate of
(01:30):
Fanny Bay to be able to participate in this program
this year.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
How good.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
And they come in and they sit in Parliament. I
get to I get to chair some of the sessions
that they're running, which is really cool. And they get
to introduce their bills that they've proposed, they get to
do mated speeches, they get to do petitions that they've created.
It's a really good process for them to understand how
the democratic process works.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
And so do they have to self nominate or what's
the process for them being involved?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yeah, So it gets advertised to schools. Obviously senior schools
are the target cohort for this group. But it's advertised
and kids can choose to participate We've got thirty three
kids this year that have chosen to participate from across
the Northern Territory. They're coming from places like darn Palmerston,
Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and as far remote as Upull
them out in the Barclays. So it's really good.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Really do they have to, like, do they have to
be studying politics at school? Do they just have to
decide that they want to find out learn more about politics?
What's the process?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah? No, it's a program. It's sort of a program
that the school obviously decides that they're going to participate
in it, so they work with the kids to put
together their their thoughts. They don't have to be doing politics,
they just need to be interested in learning more about
this process.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
The reason I think it's such a good idea is
because I think that you know, a lot of young people,
particularly you know, people of all ages in Australia don't
understand as much about politics as you know, as what
you or I might because we've been involved in, you know,
in politics. But I think it's really important to understand
how politics works and then sort of form your opinions
(03:01):
and you know, base it on your education and what
you see for yourself when you go in there as well,
and we want good young people coming up through the ranks. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
And this program has been running for thirty years. So
the first time that it started was in nineteen ninety
five in the norm territory. I think it started in
Victoria back in nineteen eighty six, but we started it
here in nineteen ninety five. So this is the thirtieth
year that it's operated in Norn territory, which is absolutely amazing.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Do you know if we've got any notable graduates, anybody
that's now a politician, they did it?
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Yeah, I do know.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
R are you able to reveal?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Yeah? Yeah, I think the leader of your position is
Sleiniyubo did it back in high school days. So it's
something that can definitely progress through your career. If that's
the choice that.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
You want to do it, I reckon that's awesome. So
in terms of the bills and things like that that
they're developing, do you not, like, do you have a
bit of an idea about what some of the you know,
some of those bills are on and what they're interested in. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Absolutely. So the program runs from the twenty third of
September through to the twenty fifth and it's in Parliament
House in the chamber, so different members will be coming
in and sharing different sessions and running the program. And
Carlie Heist have to give a big shout out. Carlihist
from The Why has done an amazing job in pulling
this together. So she's done awesome work there. Some of
the things that they're talking about, youth homelessness, they'll be
(04:16):
doing adjournment speeches. They're talking about youth scrutiny and government,
which is something that I'm really interested in. I've been
toying with the idea of trying to pull together a
bit of a youth committee for my electorate, trying to
get some youth feedback on some of the stuff that
we're doing. The Age of Criminal Responsibility is something young
cares rights, student well being in schools. There's a whole
heap of different sessions that they want to run and
(04:38):
they get to then pitch to the ministers and all
that sort of stuff. So it's really really cool and
people the general public can come in and sit and
watch in the chamber. They can see how these youths
go about. You'll be absolutely amazed about how good these
guys are at public speaking.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Now good good on them, and so they've all already
been selected. It's not something that people can still do
for this year. They've just got to keep an ear
out for next year.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Yeah, this year's been sort of settled. They've already started
the program. They've been traveling around. They've come out to
the different Electric offices and had chance to speak to
members yep, and have a chat about you know, I
spoke to the guys that came to my office and
talked about my journey into politics and how it impacts
my daily life and what I am trying to achieve.
So they've gone out and they've started that program. So definitely,
if you're interested look forward to next year. You can
keep your eye on the call out.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Good stuff for Laurie Zeo, the Assistant Minister for People,
Sport and Culture and also the member for Funny Babe,
Good to catch up with you this morning.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Can I give one a little plug?
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Of course you can.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
We have a really cool community night happening tomorrow night
at Theotanic Gardens. So we've got a movie night for families.
It's free for everybody to attend. Starts at six six
point thirty. Come down to the Botanic Gardens, both myself,
the Member for Port Darwin and the Member fong Limb.
We've all come together to do a big community event.
Come down and enjoy a free night with the family.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Good stuff, Well, Laurie, good to catch up with you
this morning. Thank you so much for your time, Thank
you for having me, Thank you
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