Abstract
In the latter months of 2014, following events in faraway Iraq and Syria, Australia responded forcefully at home. The manufactured fear of a terrorist attack resulted in police raids, increased counter-terrorism legislation and scare campaigns to alert the public to 'threat'. Although Islamophobia rose in Australia after 2001 it has been latent in recent years. It is on the rise again with collateral damage from government measures including verbal and physical attacks on Australian Muslims. Vitriol is also directed at asylum seekers and refugees. Media, government and community discourses converge to promote Islam as dangerous and deviant.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 112-121 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Open Access - Access Right Statement
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence. As an open access journal, articles are free to use, with proper attribution, in educational and other non-commercial settings.Keywords
- Australia
- Muslims
- asylum seekers
- media bias
- moral panics
- political refugees
- propaganda
- racism
