'We’ve seen how the media has adopted language used by politicians including the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, with headlines full of words like “criminals”, “safety”, “fear” and “community protection”.

'This language criminalises refugees, provides language for the government to hide behind and shapes public perceptions.'

Albanese Govt cements adoption of to tactics of Hanson, Howard, Abbott and Dutton in its legislative demonisation of refugees and asylum seekers.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/30/labor-albanese-government-rushed-bills-comment

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