Charlotte Walker:

Just in case you missed it, those internet trolls won’t stop me from demanding that we act on climate change.

Young people today are more informed, more passionate and more determined than ever. We care deeply about our future, and we demand a seat at the table where decisions are made. In parliament,

I sit alongside colleagues who are dedicated and experienced, but they weren’t born in this millennium.

They didn’t learn in digital classrooms.

They didn’t grow up with social media. They didn’t come of age during a COVID lockdown or a climate crisis.

And they can’t fully understand what it means to be a young person right now—and that’s okay; no one generation can fully understand another.

But what we can do is listen to each other. The voices of young people are not a threat to experience; they are the next step forward

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Labor senate colleagues congratulate the yougest ever senator Charlotte Walker (Mike Bowers)