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The House hosts My First Speech winners

Department of the House of Representatives < 1 mins read

The winners of the My First Speech competition will be visiting Canberra next week to have their say.

The competition asks students to imagine themselves as a newly elected Member of the House of Representatives. They are tasked with writing a 90 second speech about issues they are passionate about, just like a new Member of the House of Representatives.

The judges for the 2024 competition were the Speaker of the House, the Hon Milton Dick MP, Member for Longman, Mr Terry Young MP and Member for Curtin, Ms Kate Chaney MP.

This year’s winning speeches covered the issues of small business, reducing online harm and better access to education. The winners will be flown to Canberra—to deliver their speeches live at an award ceremony in Parliament House on Wednesday 6th November 2024.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Milton Dick MP will be welcoming the winners to Parliament House and hosting the award ceremony where the students will deliver their speeches.

“The My First Speech Competition is a fantastic way for our future leaders to get involved in democracy and speak about the issues that are important to them,” said the Speaker.

Event details

My First Speech event
Wednesday 6th November, 12.00 pm to 12.45 pm
Presiding Officers Exhibition Area,1st Floor public area (near the post office)
Parliament House, Canberra

The event will also be live streamed on the House of Representatives Facebook page.

Media contact

Information Management Office
Department of the House of Representatives
media.reps@aph.gov.au

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