Ms Ryan said that she planned to introduce another private member's bill during the upcoming term of federal parliament, after an initial bill in 2018 failed to pass.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

16 makes sense to me. In some states, like SA, it is the minimum age at which you can choose to begin transitioning into the broader adult society. If someone is driving on the same roads as me, working the same hours as me and paying the same tax as me then they should definitely have the right to vote like me too. I don't think the argument needs to get any more complex or philosophical than this, it's just obviously a fair and rational change to make.

[–] notgold@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

100% agree. We shouldn't be gate keeping this away from humans that in every other way we deem them an adult.