Scott Morrison’s name may be a negative in the marginal seats of the inner west, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into enthusiasm for Labor
A diverse electorate which covers Sydney’s second CBD and the surrounding suburbs of Granville, Toongabbie, Dundas and Harris Park, Parramatta has been held by Labor since 2004. It has a high proportion of Arabic-speaking residents, as well as voters of Indian, Chinese and Lebanese descent.
Hamna Amaan, from Guildford, hasn’t heard of either of the local candidates, but is nonetheless also supporting Labor. “I just like, favour them, with what they’re advocating,” she says. Kirkby likes the local Liberal party MP, Fiona Martin, and supported her crossing the floor to oppose the government’s religious discrimination bill.Kirkby doesn’t rate the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, and he hasn’t been impressed by the opposition generally – “I think there’s a lot of lightweights” – and yet, he’s still not sure he can bring himself to vote for Morrison.Vaughan Kirkby thinks Labor is full of ‘lightweights’, but isn’t sure about Morrison.Not everyone agrees, of course.
In Burwood, Shelley Tan, a nurse, isn’t feeling full of confidence about Albanese, but says she’ll vote for Labor because she believes the party will do more to help lift wages.“[Albanese] is not the greatest, but I’ve got no other choice, do I? I don’t want to vote for Scott Morrison.”Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian
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