Vote for a 20 year old - why not? As a matter of fact I'd happily vote for a particularly capable 12 year old we all met on this forum a few days ago.

Audrey responded to the posts on her thread inviting we (supposedly) adults to respond to her survey with skill and aplomb.

Who is more mature Abbott or Audrey?

Any person who is qualified to vote should be entitled to hold office. That is non-discriminatory and it is the case in Australia. Then it is up to the voters to decide on merit against the other hopefuls. It is relative merit that should decide, how else should a rational person vote?

What about Kelly Vincent?
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/dignified-victory-in-sa-for-australias-youngest-female-mp/story-e6frgczx-1225851586229

Malcolm Fraser and Paul Keating were at age 25. For Mal that was in 1955. No-one seems to be beefing about the youthful age of Sarah Hanson-Young as a federal senator.

I certainly would not discount Wyatt Roy on age alone as some might do, that is prejudice, pure and simple.

I've been giving this matter some serious thought. On reflection, with a name like his I would vote for him regardless of his youth - but only if he was running for sheriff.

Funny you say that, CJ. A bit of a Wyatt Earp/Rob Roy merger - he certainly has an epic future ahead of him, if his name is anything to go by!

C J Morgan

What a moronic response to divert attention from your admitted prejudice against young people.

What the hell is wrong with you? Any young person who has the sense of civic responsibility and guts to run for parliament should be warmly congratulated, not disrespected. Who cares what party, just have the good grace to welcome and applaud him as a young person who is volunteering to serve the nation.

Wyatt Roy is old enough to marry and care for a family, to risk his life defending prejudiced, pretentious old geezers like you and to work to provide for your care and pension.

All young people reading your remarks should be very aware and wary of the biased, old Lefties like you who hang off the shirt tails of the Greens.

Cornflower,
imagine the overdose of praise CJ Morgan would lay out if the young bloke was standing for a leftie party or if he was indigenous.
what's that word again ? it starts with Hip ...?