slips; I lived through what Australia did following WW2, I grew up under the 'White Australia Policy' regime and still remember the political scaremongering about 'Yellow Hordes' etc. I also experienced firsthand the reactions of 'Australians' to 'New Australians' and to the Vietnam War.
Following on from the incredible damage done by recent Coalition Governments to Australia's social cohesion, I therefore find it deeply disturbing that our Minster for Immigration has re-opened the race can.
As for your very one-sided view of what happens to 'backpackers'; I guess you also don't believe that in Australia some of them get murdered while many are exploited:
"Rosie Ayliffe, whose daughter Mia was stabbed to death in a Queensland hostel, cites evidence of widespread abuses under Australia’s farm work visa scheme. ..."
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...calls-for-investigation-into-backpacker-abuse
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