Kuba Meikle talks about his time in Rostrum Voice of Youth.

Video Rod Thompson

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00:00 So they give you a really broad topic and it was "Let the past not rule us" and I did

00:08 it about how our constitution is this archaic document that we've had for 120 years and

00:15 we've barely touched it and it just doesn't reflect modern day Australia and the reason

00:22 for that is because the referendum is so impossible to pass. It just prevents change. I've been

00:30 able to write a speech but it's just the performance of the speech, I suppose, the actual speaking

00:37 bit which has really developed over the years I think. What have I enjoyed? I mean it's

00:46 a really useful skill. I mean meeting people, I know that's stereotypical, but there's someone

00:53 who's looking back at old photos and I've been competing against them since grade 9

00:57 so you know, you get to know the people and the organisers but you know it's a great skill

01:03 to do public speaking. It's given me a lot of opportunities. I want to study international

01:08 relations and law at ANU in Canberra.

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