#different votes

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Different Votes: Week Two Wrap

Not only does it take different folks to rule the world, it takes different votes to make up a democracy.

1233’s Hunter Votes Field Reporter Beth McMullen has been speaking to the young, the old and those in between to get their take on the election.

Here are some of those unheard voices from our community in our series on "Different Votes". You can listen back to all of those conversations here:

An indigenous voice - Uncle Bill "Wirrigan" Smith

The election according to kids

Older voices who have seen it all before

The leaders of tomorrow - Uni student David McGeoch

Coal miners and the carbon tax - Matt Borghero and Josh Compson

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Different Votes: Week One Wrap All through the election we hear a lot from candidates telling us why we should vote for them.

But what about the people directly affected by the policies? What do they have to say about the pollies making decisions on their behalf?

"Different Votes" is a chance to meet the people in the community who don't always have the loudest voice when it comes to politics.

1233's Hunter Votes Field Reporter Beth McMullen has been speaking to people around the region who identify as belonging to these different "minority groups". You can listen back to all of those conversations here:

LGBITQ and Marriage Equality - Luke Griffiths

Community Disability Alliance Hunter - Linda Hughes and Catherine Mahony

The Homeless Community

Mental Health Consumers and Carers - Joanne Sinclair (ARAFMI) and Chris Mason

Migrants and Refugees - Gongbay Sarpor from Liberia and Stephen Mawa from South Sudan