This one’s a stitch: according to a recent Essential poll, 49 per cent of Australians believe Muslim immigration should be halted immediately, including 34 per cent of Greens voters. In other words, Australia’s two percentage points away from becoming a country where favoring Muslim immigration is a minority opinion. If we haven’t learned better than to dismiss the widespread concern over Muslims’ ability to integrate as an ‘extreme fringe’ position, there can no longer be any doubt.