INTERVIEW: How well do migrant and refugee communities understand Australia's electoral process?

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A new survey has found newly arrived refugee and migrant communities have a poor understanding of Australia’s electoral process. Credit: Supplied/SBS

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SBS' Ciara Hain spoke with settlement service provider AMES' public affairs manager Laurie Nowell.

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