Bill Shorten says Malcolm Turnbull needs to make it clear he is not on the side of people intent on “doing Daesh’s dirty work” in Australia. “It’s time for Malcolm Turnbull to tell Australians which side he is on,” Shorten said. Shorten’s comments on Friday end a week in which polling suggested 49% of Australians support One Nation’s call for a ban on Muslim immigration. According to the survey by Essential, support for banning Muslim immigration is highest among Coalition voters at 60% and non-major party voters at 58% – but the ban also has substantial support among progressive voters. According to the poll, 40% of people identifying themselves as Labor voters support a ban on Muslim immigration, and there is 34% support among Green voters.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2016 06:11 UTC