Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts

The government in the UK is introducing legislation into parliament to lower the voting age to 16.

Authors

  • Pandanus Petter

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University

  • Blair Williams

    Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University

  • Faith Gordon

    Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University

  • Intifar Chowdhury

    Lecturer in Government, Flinders University

  • Jill Sheppard

    Senior Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University

If passed, the new age rules will be in place for the next general election, expected around 2029.

Should Australia follow suit? We asked five experts.

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