MEDIA ALERT: 27 March 2026
The Department of the House of Representatives and Y Australia are pleased to announce that 150 secondary school students have been selected to participate in the National Youth Parliament 2026.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP, together with the CEO of Y Australia, Ms Alexandra Ash, will be joined by six of this year’s Youth Members for a public announcement on Monday 30 March.
Please see details below of the formal media opportunity to announce that the program’s participants have been selected:
Date: Monday 30 March
Time: 11:00 am – 11.30 am, followed by participant interviews and photo opportunities
Location: Roof, Parliament House
About National Youth Parliament
- The National Youth Parliament will empower young Australians from all walks of life with the knowledge, confidence and skills to actively participate in Australia’s democratic and parliamentary system.
- The fully-funded initiative will bring together 150 secondary school students – who will each represent one of Australia’s federal electorates – to Parliament House and the Museum of Australian Democracy (Old Parliament House) for an immersive five-day experience.
- Through hands-on learning experiences, including simulated parliamentary debates, workshops with political leaders, and by engaging with real-world policy challenges, students will gain a deeper understanding of how Parliament works and the process by which bills are drafted, debated and passed into law.
ENDS
Media enquiries
Jessica Robins
Director, Parliamentary Events
[email protected]
02 6277 5624
Arj Ganeshalingam
Director, MGR&CO (on behalf of Y Australia)
[email protected]
0421 690 204
