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Ash Cant

Lowering the voting age: Will Australia follow the trend?

New Zealand's youth have had a win in the Supreme Court to lower the voting age. Photo: AAP/TND

New Zealand might join a long list of countries that changed the voting age to 16, but in Australia, it’s not a question of “if”, but “when”.

New Zealand’s youth has celebrated a historic win in the Supreme Court after a judgement declared the current voting laws are inconsistent with the country’s Bill of Rights.

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