Lamenting the end of ‘White Australia’ is wrong and dangerous

Lamenting the end of ‘White Australia’ is wrong and dangerous

The unexpected rise of the right-wing populist, anti-immigration One Nation party in the polls, helped by leader Pauline Hanson’s relationship with mining magnate Gina Rinehart and often uncritical treatment by mainstream media, has seen the reemergence of another historical curio: the White Australia policy. In a podcast interview with UK far-right figure and convicted criminal […] The post Lamenting the end of ‘White Australia’ is wrong and da…