Students can hone skills for parliament

YOUNG people with a hankering for politics and community representation can get started on their journey by entering the My First Speech Competition.High school students in years 10 to 12 can hone an important skill for politicians by writing their first speech, and three winners will then be invited to present their speech live at Parliament House.An MP’s first speech is an important one as it provides an opportunity to outline the issues they are passionate about.Students are asked to imagine that they are a newly elected MP and write and present a three minute speech.