Labor and the Coalition need the Indian diaspora vote, but the immigration debate has many feeling bruised

While Victorian Labor holds a marginal lead with Australia’s largest migrant group, many feel politicians only offer platitudes Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Melbourne-based high school teacher Kusum Mirchandani has called Australia home for more than two decades. So when the nationwide anti-immigration March for Australia rallies were first held last year – using promotional material that singled out Indian migrants – Mirchandani noticed a distinct shift. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here