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Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts

Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts

The UK wants to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the next general election in 2029. 5 experts give their verdicts on if Australia should do the...

23.07.2025 20

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Pandanus Petter

Australians almost never vote out a first-term government. So why is this year’s election looking so tight?

For once-popular Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the honeymoon is well and truly over.

28.03.2025 40

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Do parties win elections because of their leaders, or in spite of them? History shows it’s a bit of both

There’s a popular belief that a good leader will win an election for their party, while a bad one will lose it. The numbers show this isn’t...

12.02.2025 10

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David Crisafulli will lead the first LNP government in Queensland in a decade. Who is he?

David Crisafulli, leader of the centre-right Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP), will be Queensland’s 41st Premier. The party will form...

27.10.2024 3

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Labor looks set for a resounding defeat in Queensland. But the state’s elections have long thrown up surprises

On Saturday October 26, Queensland Premier Steven Miles’ Labor is vying for a fourth consecutive term in government, up against David Crisafulli’s...

22.10.2024 2

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