New South Wales will head to the council elections on 14 September this year. Former Dy Mayor of Hornsby Gurdeep Singh and researcher Dr Sukhmani Khorana spoke with SBS Hindi about the role of councillors and voting literacy in Asian-Australian communities. Dr Khorana’s research revealed that nearly half of the survey respondents struggled to understand Australian politics. This discussion provides valuable insights on becoming a more informed voter ahead of the elections.

Key Points

• The role of councils is to implement the laws legislated by the state and federal governments.
• Voting is compulsory in all elections in Australia.
• Survey and focus group data collected by Dr Sukhmani Khorana of UNSW and Fan Yang from the University of Melbourne found found that nearly half of South-Asian community struggles to understand Australian politics.
• The voting literacy gaps give rise to misinformation in the community.

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