Senate debates

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Matters of Public Importance

Voting Age

3:46 pm

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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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