Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when
- Written by Peter Mayer, Associate Professor, School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide
There are several predictable cycles in Australian public opinion, and one of them is the moral panic surrounding immigration.
Some readers will remember the immigration panic of the 1990s, which gave rise to Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party.
Then the issue fades from the mainstream, only to return sometime later. Why?
It turns out...
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