Australia’s voter ID law pushed by Scott Morrison sparks election war

Senator Malardirri McCarthy, a Labor politician and Indigenous woman representing the Northern Territory, said in an interview: “This is pretty much the destruction of democracy. “It is very difficult for First Nations people to get ID when requested in our remote areas of Australia, particularly in the Northern Territory.” The bill, she said, was “totally discriminatory” and was “more about Scott Morrison holding onto power than enabling Australian voters to stay in power”.