In the days after the election was called, 21,000 people registered to vote who had turned 18 since the last federal election.

About 152,000 18-year-olds are registered to vote, but that only represents 55% of those who are eligible.

Billie Eder, a trainee journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald, and Lachlan Abbott, a trainee journalist at The Age, join Please Explain to discuss why some young people are disinterested in voting or if they are politically engaged, what they care about the most. 

Young people and politics seems to be a very two-sided situation - you have those who are extremely politically engaged, and those who are either entirely disengaged.

In the days after the election was called, 21,000 people registered to vote who had turned 18 since the last federal election.
About 152,000 18-year-olds are registered to vote, but that only represents 55% of those who are eligible.
Billie Eder, a trainee journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald, and Lachlan Abbott, a trainee journalist at The Age, join Please Explain to discuss why some young people are disinterested in voting or if they are politically engaged, what they care about the most.&nbsp;
Young people and politics seems to be a very two-sided situation - you have those who are extremely politically engaged, and those who are either entirely disengaged.

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