9news.com.au | Govt, ALP debate lower voting age The Australian Sixteen-year-old Caleb Bond does not think some of his peers can be trusted with the vote. The Adelaide student said many of his mates are apathetic towards politics and do not really care about having the ability to decide the nation's future. "Most ... Shorten, our kids are not ready to vote Researcher cited in Shorten's voting proposal says less than one in 10 voters ... Labor wants to lower voting age to 16-17 |