Exclusive: The Liberals are pinning their hopes on winning back some Chinese-Australian voters who deserted the party at last year’s election in their bid to win the seat of Aston at a crucial byelection next weekend.
The Liberals are pinning their hopes on winning back some Chinese-Australian voters who deserted the party at last year’s election in their bid to win the seat of Aston at a crucial byelection next weekend.
The Liberals only hold the seat on a 2.8 per cent margin and both Liberal and Labor sources say the byelection, to be heldAlong with meetings and forums with Chinese-Australian groups in the electorate, the Liberal Party has been heavily active on Chinese-language social media application WeChat and news websites such asBut, as was that case during last year’s election, Labor is also heavily active on the same platforms.
Peter Dutton has visited Aston four times, which included playing table tennis with the Chinese Elderly Citizens’ Club.“They feel more respected and more hopeful that better international relations will mean more jobs and opportunities for everyone in the outer eastern suburbs.”did not directly comment on China-Australia relations but said in a statement that she was from a proud migrant family.
“This was obviously incorrect but the Party’s political opponents pushed this perception among voters of Chinese heritage in key seats in 2022,” the review found.
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