1. Policy agendas and immigration in Australia 1996 -2012
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Juliet Pietsch, Keith Dowding, and Paul Boulus
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Sociology and Political Science ,business.industry ,Parliament ,Project commissioning ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Immigration ,Legislature ,Gaze ,050601 international relations ,0506 political science ,Publishing ,Political economy ,Law ,050602 political science & public administration ,Sociology ,business ,media_common ,Mass media - Abstract
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.
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- 2013
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