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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Australia’s youngest-ever senator Charlotte Walker has a lot to learn but says she is ‘not naive’

Australia’s youngest senator, Labor’s Charlotte Walker, celebrated her 21st birthday on election night
Labor’s Charlotte Walker celebrated her 21st birthday on election night Photograph: Supplied

The median age of Australia’s federal parliamentarians is 50.

On election night, as the scale of Labor’s victory was revealed, Charlotte Walker was blowing out the candles on her 21st birthday cake.

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