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Young first time voters under pressure to make "right choice" at the federal election

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Students hold placards during a Climate School Strike protest in Melbourne. Source: AAP / JOEL CARRETT/AAPIMAGE

The federal election is inching closer, with more than half a million Australians eligible to vote for the first time.


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The federal election is inching closer, with more than half a million Australians eligible to vote for the first time.



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