Immigration • Crikey

From Islamophobia to inflation: How xenophobia went legit

Bernard Keane — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:21:00 +0000

Once upon a time the border control debate focused on Muslim refugees. But now voters are simply worried about the overall number of people coming in.

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When everything and everyone is racist, the worst offenders hide in plain sight

Bernard Keane — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:49:00 +0000

In a world where so much is decried as racist, those who traffic in overt bigotry no longer stand out.

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Dutton’s plan to ban people from Gaza was illegal… and predictable

Abul Rizvi — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 02:38:49 +0000

Dutton's proposal also marks the first time that that a major party leader has refused point blank to assist people with family links to Australia fleeing a war.

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Is Dutton racist? Doesn’t matter. Does he practise racism in public life? Yes, beyond doubt

Michael Bradley — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 02:38:12 +0000

Being racist is, appropriately, not illegal. Racial discrimination is unlawful. The hard question is determining when the performance of racist beliefs, by words, should be outside the law.

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An asylum seeker saw no way out of Australia’s immigration purgatory. The numbers paint a bleak picture

Charlie Lewis — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:17:51 +0000

Asylum seeker Mano Yogalingam died by suicide last week, following a 49-day protest against Australia's immigration limbo. Crikey examines the numbers of a broken system.

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Dutton wrong with ‘unprecedented’ visa claim

Kate Atkinson — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:16:20 +0000

Peter Dutton claims Palestinians arriving in Australia on tourist visas after fleeing a war zone is unprecedented. This is false.

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Australia doesn’t just influence detention regimes globally — it exports them

Behrouz Boochani — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:46:04 +0000

Former Manus Island detainee Behrouz Boochani on how Australia has been actively promoting its immigration detention policies abroad.

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Dutton brings the populist war home with anti-Muslim talking points

Christopher Warren — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:38:33 +0000

Peter Dutton's call to ban Palestinians coming from Gaza was perfectly pitched to echo through the national news cycle. And the media took it up with gusto.

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Peter Dutton isn’t a racist… but he’ll do ’til one gets here

Bernard Keane — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 01:31:48 +0000

Peter Dutton has no record of race-based language. Well, except when it comes to Africans. And Lebanese Muslims. And China. And South Africa. And Palestine. But apart from that, nothing.

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Yes, division is Dutton’s business model. But so is damaging national security.

Bernard Keane — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:58:39 +0000

Peter Dutton rarely uses the phrase social cohesion — because it's the last thing he wants. His political business model relies on division and poor national security.

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