September 19, 2026 — 5:00am

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Australia’s economic success story, marked by the longest period of economic growth in the developed world, has been fuelled in no small part by migrants in our key industries, from offices and hospitals to farms and mines. But amid a rise of cost-of-living pressures, housing shortages and infrastructure logjams, a large portion of the electorate has succumbed to a familiar kneejerk response: blaming migrants.

One Nation predictably seeded and fuelled this narrative to its own advantage. The Albanese…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU