The Queensland Government has welcomed 93 Youth Members into the Queensland Parliament for the landmark 30th Queensland Youth Parliament.
Eight new mock Youth Bills will be introduced for debate during the sitting week of Queensland Youth Parliament for 2025 which runs from Tuesday 30 September 2025 to Friday 3 October 2025.
The Queensland Youth Parliament (QYP) sitting week is the culmination of a six-month program during which a diverse group of 15 to 25-year-old young Queenslanders come together to form eight committees which research and write a Youth Bill on issues they are passionate about.
The new bills cover a range of subjects and include the Education and Other Legislation (Life Skills Program) Amendment Youth Bill 2025 (Qld) where Life Skills are added into senior schooling, covering topics like financial literacy, respectful relationships, and personal development.
Other bills include a Concussion in Sports Youth Bill 2025 (Qld) to improve youth sports safety by addressing concussions and head injuries and the Royalties for Regional Advancement Youth Bill 2025 (Qld) which aims to strengthen and develop regional communities, particularly those in resource-rich areas, by reinvesting a portion of the resource royalties back into the communities that generate them.
The Youth Members, representing each of the electorates across Queensland, debate their Youth Bills and can make contributions on other issues they’re passionate about.
Queensland Minister for Youth and long-time supporter of the program, Sam O’Connor, said the Queensland Youth Parliament gives young people a voice in Queensland politics.
“Through the course of this program the Youth Members have become influential voices representing young people in their communities, providing valuable advice and new perspectives to the MPs they’ve been working alongside,” O’Connor said.
“The bills these young Queenslanders have put forward show the issues they care most about – from safety in sport to respectful relationships to ensuring regional communities get their fair share.
“Our government values the voices of young Queenslanders, that’s why we re-established a Minister for Youth, and I want to thank all the Youth Members for their work putting these ideas together.
“The Queensland Youth Parliament gives young people a platform to be heard and a better understanding of our democracy – thank you to all the participants, Program Coordinator Grace Campbell, the exceptional volunteer executive team, and our partners at the Y for making it happen.”
Youth Member for Cairns, Claudia Kurowski, said it is an amazing forum for young people across Queensland to come together.
“It really is imperative that we have youth’s input on legislation that will affect us in the future,” Kuroski said.
“It is an avenue for me to create real and tangible change. Through the Queensland Youth Parliament I can put my own ideas forward and debate them in the very chamber that politicians do and it really is inspiring to see young people in these roles.”
