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Push to lower Australia's compulsory voting age to 16 as advocate says youngsters feeling 'disenfranchised' (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago

you don't trust this person to give sexual consent

Umm, age of consent in at least most of Australia (I only checked the 3 most populous states, and all of them matched) is 16.

From what I've seen of adults, I have no reason to believe the average adult is any more aware or any less susceptible to lies than 16 year-olds.