00:00For some Australians, the upcoming federal election is barely on their radar.
00:07I'm not even enrolled to vote. Yeah, what age do you have to be?
00:12Researchers say the group most disengaged with politics is people in their 30s and early 40s.
00:18People for whom the system really doesn't seem to be working that well.
00:22People who look at their parents at the same age and think they had it better.
00:25It's a growing trend, with more voters tuning out.
00:29People are just less excited about voting. They're less excited about the political parties.
00:34They're less excited about how Australian democracy is working.
00:37The number of Gen Z and millennial voters have overtaken boomers for the first time this election.
00:43But despite the political power they hold, they're becoming more disconnected with the process.
00:48So what would it take to re-engage them?
00:50Just come talk to us, ask us questions, ask us what we want.
00:54Having the voice of people that you look up to, like influencers for example, would be an amazing idea.
01:01They just don't see themselves represented in the political conversation and they don't see that conversation talking about the issues that actually matter to them.
01:08A new web-based tool is hoping to change that by helping voters cut through the political noise.
01:13You can select as many of these policy options as you agree with.
01:17Created by climate-focused group Project Planet, the Build-A-Ballot tool walks users through a series of questions to create a personalised voting plan.
01:25People are starting to think, oh maybe I shouldn't just vote how my parents have always voted.
01:29Maybe I should actually understand a little bit more about what I'm doing.
01:33And we've tried to design the tool in a way that really invites people into that process.
01:36But Dr Shepherd believes if voters are apathetic now, it's already too late to change their minds.
01:42I think if you're disengaged at this point, you're going to stay disengaged until the 3rd of May.
01:47With less than a week to go before polling day, politicians won't have to wait too long to find out.
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