Members Statements Continue

Members Statements continue this morning in the third day of sitting for YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament. Youth members are continuing to identify the state of Indigenous Affairs as an important issue not being address, as well as the continued concern for QCS. Other topics of concern include the need for electric car incentives, more free youth activities in suburban communities and asylum seekers.

All topics were of high importants to youth and the wider community, however 4 topics stood out as perhaps the most unusual and yet relevant issues.

The Member for Enoggera, Samuel Wong, raised the issue of isolation for elderly members of the community, something which has seen recent light in public disscussion and yet action is yet to occur.

Ashgroves youth Member, Lydia Lynch had the difficult job of raising the issue of legalising marajuana. Her speech was well informed and dealt with the controversial matter in a logical, diplomatic manner.

Media monopolization was the issue at hand for Brisbane Central Member Shane McKenna. He reconises that Rupert Murdoch, and indeed Fairfax media occupie two thirds of papers in Australia, more than any other democracy and that this in turn affects fairness and balance in out media.


A pertinant issue was raised by the Member for Burleigh, Paige Baker who, through personal experience, sees the lunacy of young people in old age care. Her issue was that there is a lack of care facilities for young people to rehabilitate in or be cared for in, whilst injured and unwell, there highest time of need.