About half the Asian migrants we surveyed said they didn’t fully understand how our voting systems work. It’s bad for our democracy
- Written by: Fan Yang, Research fellow at Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society., The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockWhen an election rolls around, most of us know what to do on voting day. With varying degrees of enthusiasm, we go to our closest polling place, give our details and cast our ballots. After a century of compulsory voting, it seems pretty straightforward.
It’s easy to forget not every Australian is used to this process. What if...
