When Australia heads to the polls in a couple of weeks, 1 in 5 Indigenous people who are eligible to vote won’t be enrolled and won’t be able to cast a ballot. 

60 years after First Nations people won the right to vote in Australia, why is access to democracy still a challenge?

Today, producer for 7am Ruby Schwartz travels to remote Australia to find out why some people are more enrolled than others.




Guest: Producer for 7am, Ruby Schwartz.




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When Australia heads to the polls in a couple of weeks, 1 in 5 Indigenous people who are eligible to vote won’t be enrolled and won’t be able to cast a ballot. 60 years after First Nations people won the right to vote in Australia, why is access to democracy still a challenge?Today, producer for 7am Ruby Schwartz travels to remote Australia to find out why some people are more enrolled than others. Guest: Producer for 7am, Ruby Schwartz. Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>

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