Opinion: In the shadow of Christchurch, let’s drive racism out of Australian politics
Australian newspaper front pages on March 16 show coverage of the attack in Christchurch. By Richard Glover Richard Glover Bio Follow March 16 Why does it seem so hard for people to grasp the connection between hate-filled speech and hate-filled violence? The alleged attacker who carried out Friday’s massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, was acting on a toxic belief system — one that has been long nurtured by opportunists in politics and the media, in Australia and elsewhere.
In a Murdoch-owned tabloid in Melbourne, prominent columnist Andrew Bolt has written of “us” disappearing as “a tidal wave of immigrants sweeps away what’s left of our national identity.” The Australian media and politicians, in other words, have form when it comes to flirting with racism. Sometimes the racism is explicit, as seen in the rise of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation; sometimes it’s more guarded.
Just recently, we saw a debate over legislation that will allow doctors to provide medical care in Australia to refugees currently held offshore. The bill was carefully worded and limited in scope, yet it brought furious criticism from those who said the arrival of the asylum seekers would so burden the local health system that some sick Australians would be refused care.
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