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As Australia prepares to elect its 31st Prime Minister and next federal government, there’s a proportion of people under represented in that vote.
Indigenous enrolment remains lower than the rest of the population, particularly in remote areas, like parts of the Northern Territory.
A complaint lodged with the Human Rights Commission alleges that there is a pattern of indirect discrimination and voter suppression.
Today, in the second of this two part series, 7am producer Ruby Schwartz on a historic human rights complaint - and the man behind it.
Guest: Producer for 7am, Ruby Schwartz.
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