Lower the voting age to 16: Greens senator

By Matt Coughlan
Updated June 21 2018 - 7:26pm, first published 5:25pm
Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John is arguing for Australia's voting age to be lowered to 16.
Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John is arguing for Australia's voting age to be lowered to 16.

Australia's youngest senator is urging federal parliament to lower the voting age to 16, arguing politics is failing young people.

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