Survey and focus group data collected by Sukhmani Khorana of UNSW and Fan Yang from the University of Melbourne found about half of first-generation migrants they surveyed said they lacked political literacy, meaning many could be going to the polls without making an informed choice.
This gap in understanding among newer migrant communities has allowed for the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation, said Dr Khorana, who is an expert on migrant and refugee communities in Australia.