What language is acceptable in politics, and how has it changed?

13/09/2025 11 min
What language is acceptable in politics, and how has it changed?

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Episode Synopsis


As the Liberal Party continues to manage the fallout from Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's comments about Indian migration, we explore how the boundaries of politically permissible language have shifted over time; from the White Australia policy, through Whitlam-era multiculturalism, to Pauline Hanson's anti-immigration rhetoric and John Howard's dog whistles.