Multicultural Victorians fear One Nation's immigration rhetoric as election
Racism now tops Victoria's Ethnic Communities Council's annual list of concerns for the first time.
One Nation is polling double digits ahead of Victoria's state election. The party's focus on immigration is worrying multicultural communities.
The Ethnic Communities Council told the ABC something important. Racism now tops their annual list of concerns from members for the first time.
Some residents report street abuse. One Nation has released videos targeting migrants.
These feature people of African and Middle Eastern appearance. The videos ask viewers to "spot the Westerner".
One Nation's Victorian leader Warren Pickering says his party opposes this message. He notes more than 35 per cent of the party's Victorian members were born overseas.
In Shepparton, nearly one in five residents were born overseas. Yet some longtime friends are now divided over One Nation support.
Victoria's 30 per cent overseas-born population is watching a three-way race. It's between the Coalition (leading), Labor, and One Nation.
- 30 per cent
- Victoria overseas-born
- Nearly one in five residents
- Shepparton overseas-born
- More than 100
- Shepparton ancestries
- More than 35 per cent
- One Nation Victorian members
Why it mattersThe election is shaping how migrants feel about safety and belonging in Victoria. Some communities are voting on purpose to block One Nation.
AustraliaVictoria's multicultural voters are grappling with whether they feel welcome in their state, and immigration has become a flashpoint in a major election despite being a federal policy matter, not state.
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