Tingle says Australia is a ‘racist country’ in response to question at Sydney writers’ festival about Peter Dutton’s immigration policy
Laura Tingle said she was afraid Peter Dutton’s policy announcement would give license to people worried about housing to say ‘everything that’s going wrong in this country is because of migrants’.Laura Tingle said she was afraid Peter Dutton’s policy announcement would give license to people worried about housing to say ‘everything that’s going wrong in this country is because of migrants’.
In an editorial the Australian newspaper also accused Tingle of demonstrating “loathing for the country the ABC is funded to serve” and called on the ABC chair, Kim Williams, to act. According to the festival transcript seen by Guardian Australia, Tingle’s comments came in response to a question from the session convener Barrie Cassidy about analysis in the Australian which said that Dutton’s plan to reduce permanent migration is “simplistic” and “foolish”.sent a “terrible chill running through me” as she was afraid it would give license to people worried about housing to say “everything that’s going wrong in this country is because of migrants”.
“So it was no surprise to Aboriginal people because we know what exists in Australian society,” Brennan said at the festival. “We see it every day.”
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