Push to lower Australia's compulsory voting age to 16 as advocate says youngsters feeling 'disenfranchised'
Fifty-one years ago, Australia's voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 by Gough Whitlam, the Labor prime minister at the time, ...
The RiotACT11d
Greens renew calls to lower voting age to 16 after petition tabled in Legislative Assembly
A petition calling for the voting age in the ACT to be lowered to 16 was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday (5 ...
Adult crime, adult time: Responsibilities can’t come without rights
We can’t have it both ways. If young people are to be treated like adults in the criminal justice system, how can we deny ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore2d
Commentary: Social media age limits are too little too late
Australia is taking matters into its own hands. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised to introduce new laws that set age ...
TweakTown9d
Australian government to restrict access to online games like Fortnite for children under 16
"No government is going to be able to protect every child from every threat - but we have to do all we can," Australian Prime ... by children under the age of 16. Exactly how all of this will ...
Adelaide Now5d
SA students want right to vote, free public transport, fitness, sustainability and diversity
South Australian students are calling for a shift on matters ... is one of many calling on the state government to lower the ...
National Review6y
The Age of Majority Is a Mess
At the same time, many of the same people are arguing for lowering the voting age to 16 — and possibly younger. What’s the rationale? It is often glibly asserted that voting never hurt anyone.
New York Sun10d
Australia Moves To Impose New Age Limits on Social Media
Children under age 16 may soon be banned from using social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram in Australia. The initiative follows a proposal by the South Australian government that includes ...
The Conversation22d
Canadian MPs need an incentive to lower the voting age to 16 from 18 — and there’s none in sight
The current debates among parliamentarians about lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 lack this kind of catalyst. While there are some MPs, senators and advocacy groups that advocate lowering the ...
Lord mayoral candidate’s house pops up on rival Greens election flyer
The Greens campaign for Melbourne’s lord mayoralty has been rocked after it was discovered that one of its electoral flyers ...
Deccan Herald2d
Social media age limits are too little too late
Australia’s government wants to ban children up to age 16 from social media and is spending ... as a soundbite-y proposal to signal concern to voting parents on a popular issue ahead of an ...