Day: 2 July 2018
The First Adjournment Debate for the First Day of the YMCA Youth Parliament Has Ended.
July 2, 2018By Timothy Cox. The first adjournment debate in the Legislative Council at this year’s YMCA Youth Parliament program has concluded. Participants expressed their views on a broad range of subjects about which they hope to raise public awareness. Shems Alberfkany blamed Melbourne’s traffic congestion on “circuitous, pointless routes”. “There’s no reason why we cannot strive […]
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Call for Compulsory School Education on Healthy Relationships
July 2, 2018By Will Watson. Swathi Shanmukhasundaram’s government have called for a compulsory school program to better educate Australians about sex, relationships and domestic violence, in Youth Parliament today. Under the proposal, the school program would address five main areas: mental health; substance abuse; technology; gender and sexual orientation; and different types of relationships. The program would […]
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SANITARY PRODUCTS BILL PASSES THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
July 2, 2018By Marie Trevithick The 2018 YMCA Youth Parliament is well and truly underway, with Gleneagles Secondary College’s Public Availability of Sanitary Products Bill was passed unanimously in the Legislative Council this afternoon. Speaking after the bill’s passing, Maya Ghassali said the team are thrilled. “We’re so immensely proud of ourselves.” “We were really nervous at […]
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Live Updates – 2018
July 2, 2018All live updates can be found via our twitter – https://twitter.com/YPpressgallery?lang=en
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Opening Ceremony of the 2018 YMCA Youth Parliament.
July 2, 2018By Laura Misale. “Congratulations, today is your day,” said Youth Governor, James Abbott, as he poetically opened the 32nd annual Youth Parliament. Under the pillars and ornate floral decoration of the Legislative Council at Parliament of Victoria the Youth Parliamentarians gathered to commence the 2018 Youth Parliament this morning. With bus breakdowns, magic tricks and a […]
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