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Could letting 16-year-olds vote improve youth health? These countries have tried it (www.sbs.com.au)

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Lowering the voting age to 16 would improve the health and well-being of young people, the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) has proposed.

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[–] ky56@aussie.zone 6 points 5 days ago

This would be probably help fight the Under 16 Social Media Ban idiocracy, Negative Gearing and and a bunch of other massive topics. Awesome. You just know the Libs would turn the accusations of "radicalized" youth to 11. I love how being anti povo and war is considered "radicalized".