#Latest news with #youngpoliticiansABC News29-05-2025GeneralABC NewsWhat Australia's youngest senator tells us about the future of politicsSouth Australian Charlotte Walker is just 21-years-old and she's just become the nation's youngest ever senator. She's taken the sixth Senate spot for Labor in South Australia. She says she hopes to bring "a different perspective" to the Labor Party and admits she has a lot to learn but says she is "not naive." In the 2025 federal election, Gen Z and Millennial voters out-numbered older generations, helping create a landslide of support for Labor. So what does this tell us about the future of politics? And are there enough young people in parliament to ensure their issues are represented? ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke with Philippa Collin, a Professor of Political Sociology at Western Sydney University.
ABC News29-05-2025GeneralABC NewsWhat Australia's youngest senator tells us about the future of politicsSouth Australian Charlotte Walker is just 21-years-old and she's just become the nation's youngest ever senator. She's taken the sixth Senate spot for Labor in South Australia. She says she hopes to bring "a different perspective" to the Labor Party and admits she has a lot to learn but says she is "not naive." In the 2025 federal election, Gen Z and Millennial voters out-numbered older generations, helping create a landslide of support for Labor. So what does this tell us about the future of politics? And are there enough young people in parliament to ensure their issues are represented? ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke with Philippa Collin, a Professor of Political Sociology at Western Sydney University.
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