Dancing with the Panda: Chinese Australians and the 2022 Australian election.
The Chinese and broader Asian electorate in Australia has been historically fragmented. However, in the 2022 election Chinese Australian voters played a significant role in the defeat of Scott Morrison’s Coalition as they swung toward Labor and independents in several constituencies. This occurred i...
| Publicado en: | Social Alternatives Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 55 - 64 |
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