Should the voting age in Australia be lowered to 16?
- Written by Intifar Chowdhury, Youth Researcher, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
Lukas Coch/AAPAttempts to lower the voting age in Australia to 16 have been historically unsuccessful. More recently, the Make It 16 campaign has been advocating for the enfranchisement of 16 and 17-year-olds, but with no fines for under 18s who fail to cast their ballots.
Voluntary or not, lowering the voting age will have consequences for how...
Read more: Should the voting age in Australia be lowered to 16?
