Navigating a Congressional Off-Session Week
Written by Alyce Ferme, Washington Internship Program, 2025 With my internship in Congressman Lloyd Doggett’s office now wrapped up and having arrived back in Australia, I’ve […]
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Keeping Up on Capitol Hill – Seizing Every Opportunity You Are Given
Written by Jameson Henderson Redden, Washington Internship Program, 2025 ‘Say yes to everything, take every opportunity that you are given’ This sentence is something that all […]
From Adelaide to DC: Navigating American Politics in a Time of Upheaval
Written by Preston Natale, Washington Internship Program Intern 2025 ‘Everything that could have happened – has happened.’ I’ve repeated this quote more times than I can […]
Debunking the Myth: Interning on Capitol Hill Is More Than Answering Phones
Written by Alyce Ferme, Washington Internship Program Intern 2025 When people hear that I am a “congressional intern,” a common misconception pops up: interns just answer […]
Student Intern Diary: First Impressions
Written by Jameson Henderson Redden, Washington Internship Program intern, 2025 Hey! My name is Jameson Henderson Redden, I am an intern for the 2025 Washington Internship […]
An Experience Working on the Hill
Written by Charlotte Kavanagh, Washington Internship Program intern, 2024 Both during and after the Washington Internship Program, it is a guarantee that people will ask you: […]
2024 NextGen Leaders' Summit at Australian Embassy in Washington DCs
Written by Chelsea Carruthers, Washington Internship Program intern, 2024 As part of Flinders University’s Washington Internship Program, myself, Charlotte Kavanagh and Phoebe Edwards are staying in […]
Bridget Black attends 2023 State of the Union Address at Capitol Hill as pa...
My name is Bridget and I am lucky enough to be interning on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., in Congressman Jim Costa’s office. During my internship, […]
Finding our feet - Louis Polkinghorne January 2023
We have completed the third week of the internship and I have now gained the confidence to excel in this program. You only have a brief […]