Feelings, Fears And The Federal Election: Community Across the Country Share Their Voice

Voting Centre Source: AEC

Voting Centre Source: AEC Credit: AEC

"Even when facing down a federal election that has some candidates with some very scary policies that could effect mob and other disenfranchised people across the country really serverly, Its nice to live in a place were i can see people trying really hard to make change"


Voices from across the country give insight on the issues significant in their community as mob go to the voting poll.

Kirra, who is living in Naarm, Melbourne shares that conversations within her community has a focus on national issues, "Youth incarceration is a big one, I also think deaths in custody is unfortunately, a very big topic all the time for Victorian mob".

Keenan, resides in the Boothby electorate of South Australia, where issues of drug use in community and proposals of nuclear plans without consultation with First Nations Peoples are in the forefront of peoples minds, "were just kind of looking at, whose going to be better off for mob for the next four years".

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