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Australia news live: Greens to make lowering voting age to 16 a ‘top priority’ with bill early next year

A bill is being drafted by Ardern’s government to change the voting age to 16.

Lowering the voting age in Australia has not been dismissed out of hand by the Albanese government, with the special minister of state, Don Farrell, saying late last month Labor had “never ruled out” the move.led a push in 2018 to lower the voting age to 16 on a voluntary basis. That bill was restored to the senate notice paper in July this year.

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