Two Indigenous men from Arnhem Land have lodged a voter suppression complaint against Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).
Mayor of West Arnhem Regional Council, Matthew Ryan, and Chairman of Yalu Aboriginal Corporation in Galiwinku, Ross Mandi, allege the requirement for people to have a street number and postal address to be listed on the electoral roll is discriminatory.
They allege the AEC’s strict rules about how people enrol to vote indirectly suppress Indigenous communities voices.