Why I changed my mind about cutting the voting age to 16
Following British prime minister Keir Starmer's commitment to give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote, Australian independent MP Monique Ryan has pledged to introduce a private member's bill on the topic, to let young people 'have a say on those things that really matter to them'.
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