House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2022-12-01 Daily Xml

Contents

Motions

Strangers Gallery Renaming

Debate resumed.

Ms HOOD (Adelaide) (12:20): I rise to thank the speakers on this motion, in particular the Treasurer and the Minister for Human Services. I also note the comments of the member for Hartley.

On what is potentially the last sitting day of parliament for 2022, there is no greater sign of respect that we can show to young people in our state than giving them a voice on this floor of the parliament. Words matter. Today, what they are aiming to do in changing the name of the Strangers Gallery to the Public Gallery is not insignificant because it shows that our young people do have a voice in this place. On this side of the house, they will always have a voice in this place. I thank them again for their advocacy and I commend the motion to the house.

Motion carried.