More power to kids! A campaign makes children heard in politics

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Since 2021, members of the Federal Parliament are reading letters that children have written to them. Credit: AFP

Last week, MPs and senators in Parliament read out letters from their youngest voters. The letters are part of a campaign to give children a voice in politics. More than 500 young people wrote to members of their constituency — and they had a lot to say.



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