Parliament arrives at Canberra primary school

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Milton Dick, visited St Anthony's Primary School in Wanniassa where students asked the tough questions.

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00:00All right. One, two, three.

00:04Pineapple!

00:09I have my first meeting at about 8 o'clock with the clerks and the officials before Parliament starts at 9.

00:15And then I don't sit in the Speaker's chair all day.

00:18Do we want pineapple on pizza or no pineapple on pizza?

00:22No pineapple on pizza.

00:24It'll only work if there's silence in the Parliament.

00:27It's a big majority and I didn't see this coming, but there will be no pineapple on pizzas.

00:38It's such a privilege to be able to visit so many schools

00:41and to hear that the next generation for our country, the future is in very good hands.

00:47That's great. And next week is another sitting week.

00:50Does this give you a little bit of practice leading up to that as to get yourself back into gear?

00:54Well, every school is different and every question time is different,

00:59but it'd be safe to say that there is some pretty good examples of good behaviour here at this school in Canberra

01:06that I'll probably be encouraging some members to follow when Parliament resumes in the next two weeks.