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"Young people are growing up in the shadow of a climate crisis and global
conflict, amid sky-high housing costs and a precarious economy. For decades,
government spending and policies have also been skewed in favour of older
people. Yet in Australia, young people don’t get to vote until they are 18.
While the idea of lowering the voting age has come up before, there is now
renewed interest in allowing 16-year-olds to vote at the state and territory
levels.
We need the voting age put on the national agenda in Australia as well. This
2022 federal election should be the last election to exclude 16 and
17-year-olds."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
