Some Australian Migrants Open To Voting For One Nation Party
· World · ABC News (AU), The Guardian
Charanjit Singh, a Melbourne-based business owner who migrated from India over 20 years ago, is among several culturally diverse Australians open to supporting Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. Polling data from Roy Morgan indicates pockets of support for One Nation among voters born in India, China, and the Philippines who are concerned about cost-of-living pressures and migration levels. Mr Singh first engaged with the party due to its opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and now attends its events. One Nation has proposed cutting Australia's net overseas migration from approximately 300,000 to 130,000 by restricting international students and temporary graduate visas. Other migrant voters, such as an Indian Australian named Manju, support restricting immigration criteria strictly to skilled workers who meet national requirements.
Why it matters
Shifting voter alignments among established migrant communities challenge traditional political assumptions and influence national immigration policy debates in Australia.
Read the original report — ABC News (AU)
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