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Where middle Australia meets the Middle East
Israel’s push into Lebanon ensures a greater fraying of any complacency about this country’s claims to enjoy enduring social cohesion over generations of immigrants.
Jennifer HewettColumnistHome Affairs Minister Tony Burke must have thought it was a catchy line.
“With Peter Dutton it’s always about the Middle East and never about middle Australia,” he said in an ABC radio interview.
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Jennifer Hewett is the National Affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com
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