Votes By Lexie910 1850 The secret ballot, was implemented. 1856 South Australia extended the vote to male residents aged 21 years and over 1880 The women's suffragette movement gained momentum 1902 Denied rights for aboriginal native of Australia, Asia, Africa, or the Islands of the Pacific 1922 Compulsory voting 1965 Queensland allowed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to vote in State elections 1970 minimum voting age to 18 years old