Almost everyone in mainstream politics says they oppose xenophobia, but foreigners have few friends among advocates of campaign finance reform, writes Andrew Norton, a research fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies.
Xenophobia
Burnside: Australians are xenophobic
By and large, Australians aren’t racist, says Julian Burnside, but we are xenophobic. And for all our rhetoric on “multiculturalism”, our recent treatment of asylum seekers proves it.
Sheehan: 10 reasons why Australia isn’t racist
After copping flack for a column on refugees, Paul Sheehan lists the top ten arguments for why Australia isn’t a xenophobic nation. Like, Howard let more Muslims in than anyone.
Another storm in a hijab
Another day, another hijab row. Shakira Hussein gets to the bottom of the debate.
No asylum from the Opposition’s xenophobia
It’s okay for Coalition Governments to seek investment from Middle Eastern countries, but when a Labor Government does it, it’s Whitlamesque mendicancy to swarthy Arabs types, writes Bernard Keane.
Anti-Muslim protest takes Cronulla to the Gold Coast
If you needed any confirmation that Australia’s xenophobic and racist underbelly is still alive and well, then look no further than Queensland’s Gold Coast, writes Greb Barns.
A-G’s office threatens Nitschke, aka the candidate
How curious that the Attorney-General’s Department should see fit to send this threatening letter to euthanasia campaigner Dr Nitschke in the context of an election campaign, writes Greg Barns.
