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Is compulsory voting the cure to Gen Z’s political disengagement?

15 February 2025

5:55 PM

15 February 2025

5:55 PM

Here’s another reason, as if any more were needed, why Australian democracy is in trouble. The voting behaviour of Gen Z Australians (those born between 1997 and 2023) indicates their profound disengagement from Australian politics – half of young Australians vote only because ‘they’re scared of a fine’ if they don’t.

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