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A guide for young people who want to influence election outcomes.

If you want a refresher on how to vote, how preferential voting actually works, what Australian parliament is made up of and key policy areas to consider in three short pages, then this resource document is for you.

Exercising our right to vote is one of the greatest tools we have to choose and act on a better world for ourselves.

With the 2022 Australia Federal Election looming around the corner, it’s important we realise the impact we can make with the right ballot.In every region of the world there are initiatives, projects and programmes in which young people are participating in decision-making.

Many have and continue to shape the world around them - influencing culture, politics, policy, law reform, corporate social responsibility and the media with their diverse perspectives and creative ways of occupying social discourse. The easiest way we can do so is with our vote. We want to help you make it count.

You hold the power.