Aussies love to vote (compulsorily…), but our cuzzie bros across the ditch could beat us in the electoral enthusiasm stakes with plans to lower the voting age. Kiwis need to be 18yo to cast a ballot, but PM Jacinda Ardern says she’ll back legislation to reduce that to 16yo after a judge ruled the existing age limit breaches young people’s human rights. The Supreme Court yesterday found the current voting age is inconsistent with the country’s Bill of Rights, which gives people a right to be free from age discrimination once they turn 16yo. It concludes a 2-year case that was brought by ‘Make It 16’, a group that say younger people should be able to vote because issues like climate change will disproportionately affect their futures. But changing the long-established rule won’t be quick… Ardern says the issue will have to be passed by the parliament with 75% support – a tough ask when the opposition National Party is not in support of the proposed change.