The Burke Interview: A Tinderbox for the Angriest Voice
The Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke, states that divisive voices in Australia are the loudest they have ever been.
However, he believes a "ballast" of cohesion remains, and economic policies will calm the electorate.
The angry voices are the loudest I can remember them being, [but] I think the central view of Australians hasn’t shifted.
Burke's current assignment is to advance a Labor mission of social inclusion and cohesion, despite populist opponents on the right embracing anti-immigration sentiments.
Author's summary: Minister Tony Burke discusses divisive voices in Australia.