Opposition Leader Bill Shorten might think she should have the right to vote but Hannah Thomas, 16, isn't convinced.
"I'm against it, really. We're not quite mature enough," said the Caulfield Grammar student. 
"Some 16-year-olds would have a fair understanding about all the politics and what Australia needs, I guess, but there are also lots that have no idea."
Mr Shorten's proposal to lower the voting age to 16 or 17 is aimed at galvanising interest in politics among young Australians. However, Ms Thomas said lack of knowledge - not just interest - was the main challenge.
"We're pretty much isolated in our schools at that age and don't quite understand the full outside world," she said.
"I did a semester of legal studies, so I've learnt partial amounts of stuff about Parliament and my dad's all for politics, so he likes to talk about it, but you can't really say you always understand what he's talking about."
However, Ms Thomas' friend, Miles Donnellan, disagrees. He thinks it's about time Australia's younger generations had their say.
"The youths of Australia are going to be the future leaders," the 16-year-old said.
"And if we can have a say in which political leaders we see fit and are best for the future, we can sort of dictate how the future will be for when we're running it."
His hope is that expanding the vote to a younger demographic will help to persuade the government to be more open-minded, particularly on issues such as same-sex marriage.
As for the question of maturity, Mr Donnellan suggested Australia's compulsory voting policy be relaxed for under 18s so those who don't feel ready to vote won't have to. However, he believes giving young Australians the opportunity to vote will motivate them to engage more with politics.
"Some 16-year-olds aren't interested because they think, 'I don't have the option [to vote] anyway, so it doesn't matter.'
"But if they're presented the option some would definitely become interested because they think, 'That matters to me now and I care about the future of Australia'," Mr Donnellan said.
Besides, he points out, neither interest nor knowledge are prerequisites for the 16.3 million Australians currently eligible to vote.
"There are definitely adults who don't really care who gets into government and who doesn't."