In this submission to the QLD Parliament's Legal, Administrative and Constitutional Review Committee, YANQ argues that young people's participation in democracy will be increased when:

• poverty and inequality in society is reduced;
• young people are given more opportunities in their day-to-day lives to practice democracy (e.g. in schools)
• young people from CALD backgrounds are provided with information about democracy in more accessible ways;
• young people of 16 or 17 years of age are given the option of voting;
• the influence that flows from corporate and large private donations are limited; and
• our parliaments move to a system proportional representation.

 Submission - Voices and Votes 340.60 Kb

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