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Politicians say immigration threatens 'Australian values', but our research shows no one knows exactly what that means

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By Pandanus Petter, Cosmo Howard, Juliet Pietsch
| Newcastle Herald Verified
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and new Liberal leader Angus Taylor have invoked "Australian values" to justify taking a hard line on immigration, especially from countries that supposedly don't share our values. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Politicians say immigration threatens ‘Australian values’, but our research shows no one knows exactly what that means

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By Pandanus Petter, Cosmo Howard, Juliet Pietsch
| The Conversation Verified
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and new Liberal leader Angus Taylor have invoked “Australian values” to justify taking a hard line on immigration, especially from countries that supposedly don’t share our values. The phrase summons comforting and nostalgic images of football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars, but politicians are rarely asked to spell out what our national values actually are. When they do, they are often talking about different things. So, what exactly do Australians “value”?
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Australians love to talk about a ‘fair go’. Here’s what it meant before we became a nation

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By Cosmo Howard
| Crikey Verified
“Fair go” is an expression we hear a lot in Australia. Activists use it to demand social justice, companies use it to promise customers a good deal, and politicians invoke it to persuade us that they understand the plight of ordinary people.
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