Deputy Labor leader says results,which note 49% of Australians want to ban Muslim immigration, indicates Australian leaders not doing enough to foster cohesionA poll showing almost half of Australians surveyed want to ban Muslim immigration shows Australian leaders have not done enough to foster cohesion, and the Labor deputy leader,Tanya Plibersek, has said.
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Source: theguardian.com