Each year the YMCA South Australia Youth Parliament Program runs each year, culminating in a residential week where participants, or young parliamentarians, spend the week debating bills in South Australian Parliament.
This year, the YMCA SA Youth Press Gallery program ran its inaugural program alongside the Youth Parliament program, where young people aged 15-17 who have an interest in political journalism and advocacy gain valuable skills and experience serving in the Press Gallery for the 2024 YMCA SA Youth Parliament.
Members of the Press Gallery have spent the past three months developing their skills in producing news stories and writing for digital media and getting an insight into the news media industry from leading guest speakers, all in the lead up to the Youth Parliament Sitting Week.
We’re excited to be hosting these works, and you can find the articles written by each member of the Press Gallery below. A big thanks to our friends at Youth Parliament for making The Smashed Avocado as one home for these pieces!
We also have articles written by three youth parliamentarians up now - so you can check out Brielle, Chelsea and Raghu’s experiences in their own words.
The 29th session of Youth Parliament kicks off with a memorable opening ceremony
Megan Rouski
Youth Parliament calls for more regional public transport across South Australia
Siddhan Govender
Justice McGowan
A JEDI Council fitting of the Galactic Empire; De-aridification bill fails to pass in parliament
Alys Appleford
These posts were originally published on The Y South Australia.
The YMCA SA Youth Press Gallery is a program for young people aged 15-17, where they gain valuable experience serving in the Press Gallery for the 2024 YMCA SA Youth Parliament. Youth Press Gallery members develop and distribute articles about the Youth Parliament and the issues being debated, and have their work published.
