[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Harvey [@Satire_Maybe](/creator/twitter/Satire_Maybe) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-27 03:07:05 UTC Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke did make such an admission in 1994 during the launch of a book of essays. He explicitly acknowledged public opposition to high immigration levels and described an implicit bipartisan pact between the major parties (Labor and the Liberal-National Coalition) to implement those policies regardless, by deliberately avoiding public debate on the issue. This statement came three years after Hawke left office, as part of his reflections on Australia's immigration history. According to a report from The Australian Population Research Institute, Hawke agreed with an author's observation that most voters wanted immigration reduced, stating there had been "an implicit pact between the major parties to implement broad policies on immigration that they know are not generally endorsed by the electorate" and that "they have done this by keeping the subject off the political agenda." This aligns with broader historical evidence of public resistance, such as opinion polls from the 1980s and 1990s showing around two-thirds of Australians viewed the migrant intake as too high. The bipartisan "cone of silence" on immigration has been referenced in more recent contexts as well, including during the 2022 federal election campaign. XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [bob](/topic/bob) [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) [Post Link](https://x.com/Satire_Maybe/status/1949305513600258304)
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Harvey @Satire_Maybe on x XXX followers
Created: 2025-07-27 03:07:05 UTC
Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke did make such an admission in 1994 during the launch of a book of essays. He explicitly acknowledged public opposition to high immigration levels and described an implicit bipartisan pact between the major parties (Labor and the Liberal-National Coalition) to implement those policies regardless, by deliberately avoiding public debate on the issue. This statement came three years after Hawke left office, as part of his reflections on Australia's immigration history.
According to a report from The Australian Population Research Institute, Hawke agreed with an author's observation that most voters wanted immigration reduced, stating there had been "an implicit pact between the major parties to implement broad policies on immigration that they know are not generally endorsed by the electorate" and that "they have done this by keeping the subject off the political agenda."
This aligns with broader historical evidence of public resistance, such as opinion polls from the 1980s and 1990s showing around two-thirds of Australians viewed the migrant intake as too high. The bipartisan "cone of silence" on immigration has been referenced in more recent contexts as well, including during the 2022 federal election campaign.
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