Senate debates
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Matters of Public Importance
Voting Age
3:46 pm
Sue Lines (President) Share this | Hansard source
Senator McKim has submitted a proposal under standing order 75 today:
That the voting age in Australia be lowered to 16.
Is the proposal supported?
More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places—
I understand that informal arrangements have been made to allocate specific times to each of the speakers in today's debate. With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.
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