In Hobart, he spoke to a 19-year-old Muslim girl who had to change her name on job applications because she sounded “too ethnic”. In Mount Isa, an Indigenous boy admitted having to voluntarily open his bag when he entered stores so he wasn’t accused of stealing.
As diverse as these experiences are, one message came across in all of them.
“Young people look at politicians … and don’t really see themselves reflected back,” El-Ansary says.
“By and large, young people look at politicians in our political system and don’t really see themselves reflected back. And when you don’t see…
