It's heartening our year in lockdown has not fed a more nativist streak among Australians | Peter Lewis

Australians are ready to reengage with the world, secure that our borders will keep us safe but realistic enough to accept we can never be just an island

In a strange twist in the year of the pandemic, the notion of border protection has been transformed from a crude political dog whistle into an effective public health measure.

Australia’s willingness to shut down our borders hard and early delivered relative safety for our island nation as well as a significant political dividend for a Coalition government who long ago mastered the art of pitting its citizens against faceless others.

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