Australia's Brexit is waiting to happen
Immigration – a long-running point of domestic controversy with profound consequences for foreign policy – is a compelling Australian analogue to the issue that divided Britain.
Immigration has had a sometimes tortured political history in Australia. David Rowe
There are strong parallels between Australian politics and the chaos witnessed in recent years in Europe and the United Kingdom.
My contention is that in Australia, immigration – a long-running point of domestic controversy with profound consequences for foreign policy – is a compelling analogue to the issue that divided Britain in 2016.
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