Australia might not want to go as far as New Zealand in speaking out against the rhetoric that fuelled the alleged Christchurch mosque shooter's Islamophobia, Professor Robert Patman says. The University of Otago international relations specialist raised the question during an interview for Global Insight, on ODTtv. Prof Patman said. Many Australian politicians, while not endorsing Islamophobia, had "played with the anti-Muslim card''. "There's going to be some hard questions now about, how can Islamophobia be tackled in Australia?

Source: Otago Daily Times March 28, 2019 06:11 UTC