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

Pandanus Petter; Blair Williams; Faith Gordon; Intifar Chowdhury; Jill Sheppard

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

Pandanus Petter
, Blair Williams
, Faith Gordon
, Intifar Chowdhury
, Jill Sheppard

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

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.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 23 Jul 2025

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Australian politics
Voting age

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