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2026-04-24 07:24 UTC

@peterjriley2024@mastodon.social Why are the young being given high rates yet they almost carry same responsibilities and expenses like the old in life? Is their a clear reason given?

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@peterjriley2024@mastodon.social 2026-04-24 11:35

@2003MugishaPhocit@mastodon.social (53 years ago) The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in Australia in 1973. The post-war arguments for lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 centred on the equity of 18 year olds being old enough to fight and die but not vote. This argument gained traction internationally in the 1960s with the rise of civil rights and the mass youth casualties of the War on Vietnam by USA and allies ie Australia. https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Electoral_Matters/VotingAge/Advisory_report/section?

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