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Policy agendas and immigration in Australia 1996 –2012
Author(s) -
Boulus Paul,
Dowding Keith,
Pietsch Juliet
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2013.tb00284.x
Subject(s) - parliament , legislature , immigration , project commissioning , publishing , political science , immigration policy , gaze , media studies , public administration , sociology , law , political economy , politics , psychology , psychoanalysis
Immigration in Australia is inherently a controversial topic. Events such as the MV Tampa affair cause increased media and legislative attention but increased legislative attention in the policy area do not always follow such dramatic events. We analyse media and legislative attention in the area of immigration and show increased activity in parliament around both dramatic events discussed in the media and also over more technical issues. Increased attention within parliament sometimes occurs outside of the gaze of the media.