“Dog whistle politics” is the catchphrase du jour amongst Australia’s political commentariat, who are using it to describe both Rudd and Abbott’s recent rhetoric. Ken Macnab has a great primer on “dog whistling” in Aussie politics throughout the years.
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The Apprentice Dog Whistler
As a federal election draws closer, the Coalition is again employing underhand tactics to send an inflammatory message about race to the electorate. This time the Prime Minister’s deputy dog whistler is Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews, writes Josh Fear.







