Page 4822 - Week 13 - Thursday, 28 November 2019
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environment around her. Knowing about global networks and understanding the issues facing the ACT at such a young age has enabled Amisha to take up subjects and other learning experiences such as world in conflict, media, participating in school debates, and being a part of UN youth and the community, which is an integral part of the morals and values Canberra holds.
One of the main experiences Amisha has gained immensely from is competing and being part of the UN Youth ACT Evatt debating competition. The setting of the debate replicated a robust discussion during question time and enabled her to learn the different ways to work collaboratively with people with opposing views and understand different ideologies for different countries and the importance of being part of democratic society. The valuable experience led Amisha to apply her prior knowledge to doing work experience at the Assembly.
Amisha told me she has immensely enjoyed seeing what happens behind the scenes, such as how research for speeches is prepared, and how MLAs communicate what they are doing in the Assembly to the media and to the community.
One of the most special experiences Amisha enjoyed was attending the ACTÂ AIBCÂ annual address at the Hyatt on Monday night. They have even created a network for Amisha and allowed her to learn the different aspects of the Canberra community. Key contacts made were Sanjay Bhosale, editor-in-chief of Eagle Eye Media; Suzana Li, executive director of Fun Canberra; and Wendy Farrell, from the national secretariat of the Australia India Business Council. There were many other people there; she even bumped into her schoolteacher, which was a pleasant surprise. Amisha is now wanting to take advantage of the experience she received and create a network to broaden her horizons.
Another important learning curve for Amisha was attending the sitting week at the Assembly. From petitions to question time, ministerial statements, the presentation of bills and debate, the sitting week set a real-life example of when politicians bring forward their legislative ideas and initiatives to try to make Canberra even better. The new skills and information Amisha developed have been summarised into key points. She can now use these skills at school, at university and in everyday life.
This week I moved a motion on water efficiency and water stress in the ACT. Amisha was a fantastic asset who was able to do research to inform my speech. From doing this research, Amisha has learned how water scarcity is impacting our world and local community every day, from gaining knowledge about how a dripping tap can waste 30 to 150 litres of water per day to understanding the ways we can preserve this precious resource of ours.
This work experience placement has given Amisha a grasp of how decisions are made and laws are passed, the power of words and structure of Assembly, and how it has been developing Canberra over the past years. This experience Amisha got to take in has made her learn and try new things that she would not have otherwise tried. Amisha will take these new experiences and apply them to the future and the careers she will undertake. I wish her all the best.
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