Josh Nicholas, The Guardian
23 Nov 2023
Political scientists say there has been a fundamental shift as the experiences of younger voters are so much different from previous generations.
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It’s often said that people tend to become more politically conservative as they age. But millennials and generation Z are bucking the trend – supporting the Indigenous voice to parliament and backing centre-left and left parties at increasing rates in recent elections.
Political scientists say there has been a “fundamental shift”, at least partly because the experiences of younger voters are so much different from previous generations.
There’s a “new kind of adulthood” as one expert described it: younger Australians are leaving the family home, living in share houses, getting married, having children and buying their own home much later than previous generations did, if at all.
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