{"id":3770,"date":"2025-08-12T11:16:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T01:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/?post_type=article&p=3770"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T01:16:34","slug":"parliament-house-leadership-visit-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/article\/parliament-house-leadership-visit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament House Leadership Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christian Y and Rocco B<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day began with a Q&A session with members of parliament. This session provided valuable insight into their roles and the paths they took to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We then divided into small groups based off our Local Government Areas (LGAs), where we had the opportunity to discuss matters of parliament with MP Jordan Lane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next, we observed Question Time in both the Upper House (Legislative Council) and the Lower House (Legislative Assembly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, we returned to the theatre for a presentation from the NSW Electoral Commission. They provided information on how elections operate and the impact of voting across different levels of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Afterwards, we enjoyed a scenic walk through the Botanical Gardens to Government House, where we received a guided tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To conclude the day, we met the Governor of NSW, Margaret Beazley AC, KC, who delivered an insightful talk about her responsibilities and the significance of her role. The session ended with an engaging Q&A, where students asked questions to deepen their understanding of her position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christian Y and Rocco B The day began with a Q&A session with members of parliament. This session provided valuable insight into their roles and the paths they took to get there. We then divided into small groups based off our Local Government Areas (LGAs), where we had the opportunity to discuss matters of parliament […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-3770","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}