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Scott Morrison committed the Coalition to building an era of “post-multiculturalism” in Australia. But it’s more dog-whistle than serious critique of the failings of migrant integration.

The asylum policies of the Coalition are not only cruel, they are unworkable, writes John Menadue, Centre for Policy Development director and former Department of Immigration secretary, and Arja Keski Nummi, former first assistant secretary in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

The Greens’ posturing on asylum seekers and formerly on climate change has played into the hands of cynical opponents, writes John Menadue, Centre for Policy Development fellow and former Department of Immigration secretary.

There is no “impasse” on asylum seekers, there is only bloodyminded evil from the Coalition.

The scuttling of the Malaysian arrangement has given oxygen to the people smugglers, write John Menadue and Arja Keski-Nummi, Centre for Policy Development fellows and immigration experts.

The Sutherland Shire’s isolation has created a uniquely self-referential culture that is deeply suspicious of outsiders and actively tries to keep them out. The sort of conflict Channel Ten wants to feed off.

Trent Yarwood, an infectious diseases physician, accuses Scott Morrison of crass political opportunism.

The Coalition’s confusion over its fiscal policy reflects the gap between its small government rhetoric and political reality.

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The government’s asylum seeker deal with Malaysia seems to have altered the Coalition’s own policy.

Coalition MPs are hot under the collar about bans on bibles at citizenship ceremonies. They should give their former colleague Gary Hardgrave a call.

While the Opposition focused on targeting Bill Shorten, Labor appears to have decided there are diminishing returns in keeping a low profile on immigration.

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Ideology and personalities are usually the stumbling blocks to political unity. But they work in quite different ways in the Liberal and Labor parties.

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Multiculturalism is not a failed idea, says former PM Malcolm Fraser. He welcomes Labor’s re-embrace, but in this piece for Crikey he condemns his former Liberal Party for creating a climate of fear on the issue.

Yesterday the media ran the line that Scott Morrison came out and apologised for his gutter trash comments about asylum seekers’ funerals. That’s bulldust, says Greg Jericho. He only apologised for his timing.