Page 1898 - Week 05 - Thursday, 16 May 2019
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to the reforms that the government is implementing to support clubs’ future and also to address the risks of gambling harm. I commend the bill to the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
Adjournment
Motion (by Mr Gentleman) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Work experience
MRS DUNNE (Ginninderra) (6.48): I am glad I have this opportunity to read the speech prepared for me today by Mikey, the work experience kid who has spent the week so far in my office. I put on the record that not one edit to this speech has been made by me or anyone else in my office:
The benefits of work experience include providing employment opportunities for those who are able to prove themselves as reliable workers. Provides an attractive addition to a CV, more specific experience in an industry allowing a more informed choice of career, and provides the person doing the work experience placement an insight to their own skills and abilities in a real work place environment.
Work experience gives an insight into the real world outside of the education system that has no equal. Work experience gives young people the opportunity to explore their future career options and establishes connections that are unattainable otherwise. Choosing to do work experience here at the legislative assembly passes on knowledge not just about the workplace but also about Australia’s political system and is knowledge that is quite rare among Australia’s youth. In no other work place in Canberra will you find so many differing opinions having to work together to provide meaningful change for real people.
Yesterday’s hydrotherapy discussion is a perfect example of politics done correctly, common sense governance with people from the community venturing into the political realm to let their voices be heard, their voices were heard and the amendment was made. As far as work experience go it is hard to imagine that there is a better learning opportunity than that.
The legislative assembly is a somewhat unknown machine of politics that is overlooked by a great number of Canberrans especially younger members of the community. The opportunity for knowledge and understanding of this system is available and yet still seemingly unattractive to young people and opening the doors and allowing a young person to have an in depth experience of the assembly and its functions has had a tremendous effect on this young person.
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