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What barriers are faced by people from migrant communities entering politics?

Australia’s newly-elected MPs pose for a photograph at Parliament House  in Canberra

Australia’s newly-elected MPs pose for a photograph at Parliament House in Canberra Source: AAP / BIANCA DE MARCHI/AAPIMAGE

Australia's 47th Parliament is the most culturally diverse yet. But the proportion of people from a non-European or an Indigenous background represented is still low. A new report by the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute has identified barriers migrant communities face towards joining politics, and is calling for more representation.


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By Hannah Kwon

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Australia's 47th Parliament is the most culturally diverse yet. But the proportion of people from a non-European or an Indigenous background represented is still low. A new report by the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute has identified barriers migrant communities face towards joining politics, and is calling for more representation.



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