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Australian Politics@aussie.zoneEnglish · 9 months ago

Push to lower Australia's compulsory voting age to 16 as advocate says youngsters feeling 'disenfranchised'

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Push to lower Australia's compulsory voting age to 16 as advocate says youngsters feeling 'disenfranchised'

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Australian Politics@aussie.zoneEnglish · 9 months ago

Should 16-year-olds like Stella and Jayla be allowed to vote?

Sixteen-year-olds can learn to drive, get a job, pay taxes and be on the Organ Donor Register, but they are considered too young to vote. Should they also have a stake in deciding their future?

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16 years olds are pretty impressionable. I know I was. Wouldn’t this kind of change make them more vulnerable to election manipulation?

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