Activist Group Plans to Target Muslim Voters in Labor Party Strongholds

Two activist groups say they will try to coax the country’s 800,000 strong Muslim community to move their vote away from Labor.

A person puts their vote into a ballot box at a polling centre at St Kilda Primary school in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 14, 2023. A referendum for Australians to decide on an indigenous voice to parliament was held on Oct. 14, 2023 and compelled all Australians to vote by law. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

A Muslim group is pushing to sway results at the next Australian federal election, with a call for candidates in Muslim-populated parts of the country.

The movement appears to be linked to Australia’s involvement in the Middle East in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, with sitting politicians being judged on their position, or lack of, on the conflict.