The Senate Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters is inviting submissions on the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) Bill 2018 that seeks to introduce voluntary voting for 16 and 17 year olds; lower the voter registration age to 14; and allow enrolment on polling day. Submissions close Friday, 10th August and can be submitted online.
The federal government has opened consultation on Australia’s second national action plan on women, peace and security: discussion paper, to inform ongoing implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) and related resolutions under the Women, Peace and Security agenda (WPS). The discussion paper poses four key questions about the WPS agenda and how it could be best realised in the Australian context.