The Greens launch bid to lower voting age to 16 in Australia trends now

The Greens launch bid to lower voting age to 16 in Australia trends now
The Greens launch bid to lower voting age to 16 in Australia trends now

The Greens launch bid to lower voting age to 16 in Australia trends now

Now The Greens want every 16-year-old to have a vote and are fighting for the voting age to be lowered in Australia next year The Greens want a bill lowering the voting age to 16 to be a priority Lowering the voting age will be one of their top legislative priorities next year The bill is unlikely to succeed without the support of the Albanese government

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Lowering the voting age to 16 will be one of the first bills introduced when parliament resumes as the Greens outline their legislative priorities.

The minor party which holds the balance of power in the Senate say they want the bill to be the first cab off the rank in the lower house next year.

But unlike their adult counterparts, voting for those aged under 18 would not be compulsory, and they would not be fined for failing to cast a vote.  

But the bill is unlikely to succeed without the support of the government.

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