Why Make It 16?
We are just as impacted by the decisions our government make as people over 18 AND we will be inheriting the future impacts of those decisions too.
- Climate change poses an existential threat to young people and our future generations.
- We face a future where housing prices and living costs will greatly affect our lifestyle.
- Decent education where students are confidently prepared for their future is still yet to come.
- Our country also has the worst youth mental health crisis in the OECD.
Young people will be—and are—already bearing the brunt of all of this, with little to no say in the solution. Decisions that affect us, issues that determine the course of our life, are not being decided by us. As voices of the future, we deserve to have our say.