Students more informed about politics scorn party membership and campaigning, which are often associated with corruption and violence.
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People under 18 can leave school, get a job, drive a car and pay taxes. Should they be allowed to vote too?
Women students have not been afraid to embrace the label of feminist, leading a wave of university protests in South Africa during 2015 and 2016.
The city, with its carnivalesque excesses, has long been a muse for artists. But Sydney’s lockout laws infantilise its citizens and stifle activity.
Australians divide along generational lines when it comes to participating in politics. Less predictably, they are almost united on the need to fix the political system and the best ways to do that.
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