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Muslim debate idea 'despicable' - Greens

Sydney : Australia | about 1 month ago  
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THE Australian Greens have described as "despicable" a suggestion that Australia needs to have a serious discussion about the growth of its Muslim population. At least one Liberal frontbencher has distanced the party from the views of the last immigration minister in the previous Howard government,...
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