Squiz Kids PM for a Day... and the winner is...
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Mar 30, 2026 Nearly 500 Australian kids pitched bold, clever and sometimes hilarious ideas to improve the country. Entries ranged from apps tackling trauma to teleportation, food-waste fixes, tree-awareness projects and free ice cream plans. The show highlights civic engagement, prizes including a trip to Canberra, standout runners-up and the one young winner heading to Parliament House for a day.
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Nearly 500 Kid Videos From Across Australia
- Almost 500 videos were submitted from kids nationwide with ideas from teleportation devices to post-trauma centres.
- Entries ranged from ecosystem balance to safe housing, showing creativity and wide geographic reach.
Kids Matter In Democratic Futures
- Squiz Kids aims to build civic engagement by getting children to imagine running the country and participate in democracy.
- Bryce Corbett explains the contest's purpose: kids' ideas matter because they will inherit Australia's future.
Contest Turned Into Real Civic Access
- Organisers arranged an immersive civic experience: the winner visits Federal Parliament House, attends Question Time, and meets the Prime Minister.
- Partnerships with the Speaker and Governor-General turned a contest into real-world civic access.
