Despite mandatory voting, turnout in Australia’s Aboriginal communities is low
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
September 24, 20248m 1s
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Show Notes
Voting is mandatory in Australia, and nationwide, 90 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in federal elections.
But in many remote Aboriginal communities in the country’s vast Northern Territory, turnout is much, much lower.
As part of our Democracy Solutions Project, WBEZ’s Dan Tucker visited the community of Yuendumu deep in the Australian bush to understand why voting falls so far below the national standard there.
And what it says about Australia’s attempt to compel all its citizens to vote.
HOST: LARA