The race discrimination commissioner, Tim Soutphommasane, says Pauline Hanson is stoking division and appealing to xenophobia as new polling suggests 49% of Australians support One Nation’s call for a ban on Muslim immigration. According to the survey 40% of people identifying themselves as Labor voters support a ban on Muslim immigration, and there is 34% support among Green voters. The main reason people nominate for not supporting further Muslim immigration is a view that the Islamic community doesn’t integrate into Australian society, with 41% of the sample articulating that view. Essential first unearthed the findings about Muslim immigration in August, but ran a second check to validate the numbers. “Today, it is Muslim Australians who may feel unwelcome.

Source: The Guardian September 20, 2016 20:07 UTC