Exclusive: Tim Soutphommasane enters debate as fundamental releases poll showing 49% of Australians support a ban on Muslim immigrationThe race discrimination commissioner,Tim Soutphommasane, says Pauline Hanson is stoking division and appealing to xenophobia as new polling suggests 49% of Australians support One Nation’s call for a ban on Muslim immigration.
Following Hanson’s first speech in the Senate last week, or in which she declared that Australia was in danger of being “swamped” by Muslims and reiterated her call for a ban on Muslim immigration,Soutphommasane was expected to expend the opportunity of a forum at the Australian National University to urge Australians to resist politicians’ attempts to divide the community according to race or religion. Related: When we walked out on Pauline Hanson, we were reaching out to decent Australians| Richard Di Natale Related: whether you want a response from the Muslim community, and first understand it | Mostafa Rachwani Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com