The Chinese-Australian candidates hoping to boost cultural diversity in parliament

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A new wave of Chinese-Australian candidates are looking to change the lack of cultural diversity in federal parliament this election LydiaLFeng auspol ausvotes

The Melbourne seat of Chisholm is poised to make history: Both candidates from the major parties are in a race to become theLabor’s candidate, Taiwan-born Jennifer Yang said she'd be honoured to claim the title.

Liberal candidate for Chisholm Gladys Liu at her campaign launch at the Box Hill Golf Club in Melbourne, Monday, April 15, 2019.The marginal seat once held by Julia Banks is among the country's most linguistically and racially-diverse, with one-in-five voters in the inner-east Melbourne seat coming from Chinese heritage.

“Someone like me with the heritage and the experience that I have, I bring a level of sophistication to that debate because I know the culture. I've actually lived in the country, I understand the Chinese government, I understand the Chinese people and I understand Australia as well," she said."So I’m like a bridge between two nations and that’s a perfectly good reason why we need people like me in parliament.

 

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BrettMasonNews LydiaLFeng Is Gladys aware of the coalitions one nation preference deals and what that actually means for a person of asian decent?

BrettMasonNews LydiaLFeng There’s your new PM right there

LydiaLFeng If they consider themselves Chinese before Australian then they can shove their diversity crap .

LydiaLFeng I’m curious/nervous to know their LGBTIQ opinions given the infamous anti gay leaflets dropped in some Chinese communities

LydiaLFeng Yes diversity is good. All candidates support our democracy and equal opportunities.

LydiaLFeng Gladys Liu是一个耻辱。不要投票给她可怕的无情的意见 😡

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LydiaLFeng Why not. I like it.

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