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DEFINITION 1
Ladies and gentleman, chairman, I ask you th e age-old question: should the
voting age be lowered? Since the federation was ratified in 1901, women,
aboriginals, and the impoverished have all ha d their fair share of discrimination
in the voting sector.Despite the passage of th e landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964,
which outlawed discrimination in employm ent and public accommodations based
on race, religion, national origin, or sex, effor ts to register young people as voters
in Australia were prevented. This is because people under the age of 18 were
excluded from this act...denying us, denying the futures of Australia to even be
independently represented in Australian Parlia ment. I am Maddison Burkinshaw,
first affirmative speaker, and these are my fel low affirmative team-mates; and Im
here today to speak on behalf of Young Austr alia.
TERM 2
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DEFINITION 2
Now, the first time I heard the words global warming was in
kindergarten when my class got a re cycling bin. I was totally
oblivious to it, so using my resources I d iscovered that it is two
things; it is bad and it affects everyon e, from people straight from
the womb, to ancient human beings . I was very upset, so I decided
to ask my teacher what can I do to h elp and how can I stop it?. She
told me: You are too young to worry about that, it is for us adults
to figure out. And I remember my rea ction because its the same
reaction I have now when I hear arg uments that 16 year-olds
shouldnt vote.
TERM 3
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DEFINITION 3
We the affirmative team believe the voting age should be
lowered to sixteen across all six states and territories. It
would be compulsory for every 16-year-old to register and
participate in voting. Also, there would be a mandatory
political mannerisms unit incorporated in the TED subject in
year 7.
TERM 4
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DEFINITION 4
The elderly beg to differ that 16 year-olds should have the right to vote in
Australia. The cause of having older voters have affected society even
though they arent out in society everyday lik e the youth. Decisions made
by elected governments especially in are as such as education, health
and energy impact young people too and tha t brings me to my next point
ladies and gentlemen, we are being denie d of our rights to be involved in
a democracy. What is a democracy...and what does it mean to you?
Democracy means represented by the p eople, not the matured, nor the
rich and wealthy - everyone. We are being denied our slice of sweet,
delicious democracy...and we want it bac k.
TERM 5
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DEFINITION 5
We, the youth, are being denied our basic right to vote about
what we think is true and what is false. We have been
discriminated against by our own society. The Australian
Constitution We have the capacity to understand the nature
and significance of enrolment and voting. We, the youth,
need to take a stand and fight for the entitlement to vote.
