Sarah Witty (Melbourne, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to read a speech by a student from my electorate of Melbourne. It was submitted as part of Raise Our Voice. Raise Our Voice mobilises young people through education, campaigns and communities to transform politics and policy. This week, members of parliament are amplifying the voices of young people by reading a speech written by a person under the age of 25 who lives in our electorates.

I was excited to be a part of Raise Our Voice, and it was difficult to select from the speeches to read because there were so many and all of them were so good. The speech I am about to read is by Bastian, aged eight. Bastian wrote:

Use less money.

Only spend it on things we need such as fixing our roads, sick people and making school better!

I care about the environment!

I think we should only use natural materials to make energy.

For example don't use a petrol car, use an electric car!

I think taxes should go down.

Some people work so hard to be able to pay for the things their family needs.

While supporting the homeless and struggling, people also help them to get a job they can do.

Thank you and well done, Bastian.

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