With the Indigenous vote potentially crucial in rural seats such as Lingiari, the electoral commission is stepping up efforts to increase access in remote areas – but many locals feel disillusioned
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On a remote island off the tip of the Northern Territory, Paulina Puruntatameri is studying candidate leaflets for the battleground seat of Lingiari.
The artist and cultural leader says her vote is up for grabs, even as she lines up outside the council boardroom turned polling booth for the 250-odd voters in the community of Pirlangimpi in the Tiwi Islands.
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