Proposed voter ID laws ‘real threat’ to rights of Indigenous Australians and people without homes

Coalition intends to introduce voter identification legislation to crack down on alleged voter fraud despite evidence risk is vanishingly small'

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Proposed laws that would require eligible voters to show identification before casting a ballot could disenfranchise Indigenous Australians and people experiencing homelessness, advocates have warned.

On Tuesday Guardian Australia revealed the Morrison government will shortly introduce voter identification legislation to crack down on alleged voter fraud.

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