‘You can’t be what you can’t see’: who gets to enter Australian politics?
The 47th parliament of Australia has been hailed as the most diverse parliament yet, but diversity advocates say there is still a long way to go before parliament reflects Australian society. So why has it taken so long for Australia’s parliament to look more like its people?Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to diversity advocates Kat Henaway and Tharini Rouwette, and former hopeful Labor candidate Tu Le, about how to improve First Nations and multicultural representation in parliament