Donkey vote anyone?

It will be interesting to see what the powers that be make of this. Apparently, in the recent NSW Local Government elections, where it was illegal (I think that was the word that was used) for Parties to hand out "how to vote" cards within 100m of a polling place, there was apparently a huge increase in informal (aka donkey) votes. Usually it is around 3%-4% but apparently increased to 17% this time. Given that each of the elections (Local, State and Government) usually have a different system of marking preferred candidates on the ballot card, it will be interesting to see if there is any change to this rule when the Federal elections are held next year. Can the sitting Party stand to lose that many votes because people don't understand what is required of them ... or what is required of them to vote for the Candidate/Party they want.
If people aren't allowed to hand out physical "how to vote" cards, is it possible that the Parties will be allowed to - and work out how to - do virtual ones. This could be a challenge - I know younger folk have no problem with technology and this shouldn't be a problem for them - they can save a photo or a link to be accessed on the day - but it could be more challenging for older or non-technical or folk with learning or other disabilities. Of course, the Parties are still allowed to hand out "how to vote" cards at shopping centres or public transport stations or street corners as long as they're more than 100m from the polling booth - which works for those who want paper copies - but what about the other folk who say "no, I don't want paper" (and good for them).
The good news is ... and people who know me will be glad that I will no longer do long tirades about this - CoVid precautions mean that from now on we will be able to vote in pen - gone are the days of those thick pencils tied to the booths ... now the Electoral folk will make pens available, if we don't bring our own. Hurrah!