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Scope: 713 bills from the 47th–48th Parliaments · votes, speeches & amendments to 14 May 2026

Not Proceeding Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Australians aged 16 and 17 would be able to vote in federal elections and referendums, bringing younger people into national voting while compulsory voting would still apply to them.

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