This article outlines the key issues that concern Australian young people, as well as how this effects the wider community. It goes on to showcase opinions from young people that they feel left out of societal decision making and invisible in the eyes of Australia’s political leaders. As a result, it posits that the voting age of Australia should be lowered to 16.

Read article: I couch-surfed across Australia to talk to 4,000 young people about what matters to them

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