Is Twenty-One Old Enough (Because Eighteen Certainly Isn’t)?

Do you remember yesteryear when the age before an Australian could vote in a political election was twenty-one?

How did it ever get lowered to just eighteen?

All too regularly we hear about the immaturity that is on display from young adults. Commentators all too often respond inarticulately with utterances that pertain to giving these individuals “a break” or refer to their need to be “cut some slack” because “they’re only young”.

Young, yes, but still old enough to legally cast a vote!

Additionally, and without wanting to degrade those who do, many people in their late teens possess little knowledge of the real world around them. One only has to watch many of the current quiz shows to realise that the questions have been diluted and set in accordance with this fact.

Now that alcoholism amongst our young is such a major problem and drain upon our society, why not raise the legal age at which one can imbibe to twenty-one and reinstate the age at which one can vote, simultaneously?

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