Emma Brancatisano

1 week ago | sbs.com.au | Emma Brancatisano

Max Chandler-Mather says he is "really proud" of his work in giving renters a voice on the national stage, as he reflected on his "miserable" time in parliament. The outgoing Greens housing spokesperson said they operated against "often very hostile two major parties" and that he is "quite happy" about not spending more time in the House of Representatives. Redbridge Group director Simon Welsh is predicting the Greens will lose the seat to Labor.

2 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Emma Brancatisano

Pauline Hanson's One Nation could see an uptick in support on polling day as experts point to concerns over immigration and broader discontent with the major parties. Recent polls suggest the right-wing party is attracting an increase in primary support, and could secure more Senate seats this election. It comes as the Coalition listed One Nation above Labor on its how-to-vote cards in some seats, including some where the party is preferenced second.

1 month ago | sbs.com.au | Emma Brancatisano

新南威爾士大學媒體學副教授歌拉娜（Sukhmani Khorana）和墨爾本大學法學院博士後楊凡自 2023 年以來一直在研究澳洲華人和南亞裔社區的政治和媒體素養。 他們警告，移民社區在投票前可能會看到更多誤導和虛假的資訊，但澳洲對此「準備不足」，無法應對非英語社區中流傳的誤導性訊息。 根據澳洲選舉委員會（AEC）的定義，錯誤資訊是由於無知、錯誤或失誤而傳播的假消息，不具有欺騙意圖。 而虛假資訊則是故意弄虛作假，旨在故意誤導和影響公眾輿論或掩蓋真相。 歌拉娜表示，她和楊凡的研究發現，針對移民社群的錯誤和虛假資訊出現在監管有限的平台上，並使用英語以外的語言。 她引述美國有關去年總統大選的研究指，移民成為錯誤資訊的不成比例的攻擊目標。「在當前的澳洲競選活動中，這種情況是否會得到解決……我們將會拭目以待。」 楊凡所領導的名為 RECapture 的研究項目，自2019年一直在收集和監控中文社交媒體平台上的公開貼文。 項目主要關注被廣泛使用的應用程式微信，去年擴展到小紅書，英文版為RedNote。...

1 month ago | sbs.com.au | Emma Brancatisano

With the federal election campaign underway, experts are warning migrant communities could see more misleading and false information before casting their vote. Migrants, especially those speaking English as a second language, are disproportionately targeted during crises, elections and referendums when mis- and disinformation are amplified, overseas research has found. Ahead of this year's federal election, Australian experts set out to understand how and why it spreads among these communities.

1 month ago | sbs.com.au | Emma Brancatisano

This week, First Nations human rights leaders filed a complaint with the United Nations (UN) over Australia's youth justice policies, calling them "draconian" and "discriminatory". The move was and argued that laws in place across Australian states and territories are perpetuating the "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of children" by legal systems, noting in particular the use of spit hoods, solitary confinement and strip searching.