Australia’s Fear of the Other

Andrea Booth
Australian journalist based in Jakarta, covering social and political issues in the Southeast Asia-Australia region.

WITH the refugee issue high on the agenda in the lead-up to Australia’s federal election late August, Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s requested offshore processing center in Southeast Asia is a ploy Australia, with its xenophobic mindset, will use to deter potential refugees, experts say.

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