Daniel Mulino (Fraser, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's my pleasure to deliver a speech written by two wonderful year 10 students, Wangari Berhanu and Anthony Phan, who recently completed their work experience placement at my electorate office. The following is my recounting of their week as written by them:

2 weeks ago I was accompanied by two of the most ingenious 16 year olds in the western Melbourne suburbs. After coming into my office with nothing but their bright and wide smiles, along with their willingness to sit through long committee hearings and meetings with stakeholders who engaged in conversation, for which the most part of they did not understand, I knew that my week was to be packed with a refreshing touch of youth, something I hope every MPs E.O can be privileged enough to experience too.

Their brutally honest reviews on many of your MP websites—

including my own—

though battering my confidence in my own MP site, shone light on how behind many of us are in updating and "youthfying," they made that word up by the way, our outdated and dull MP pages. Other than that ruthless highlight, we had embarked on many other inspiring journeys, much of which involved meeting with community members from all walks of life, that allowed for a very engaging, lively and definitely not boring Work Experience week.

These eloquent and witty words were from them and are not my own. Thank you for all of your work, Wangari and Anthony, and good luck on all of your future endeavours.