Australia sings of having “boundless plains to share”, even as we shout about who gets to enjoy them.

Our national anthem might greet “those who’ve come across the sea” — our society and economy does too — but we’re in a cycle of kvetching* about who should come, where they should live, what they should do and how they’re changing our lives.

This week, the Federal Opposition’s spokeswoman on immigration and home affairs, Kristina Keneally, …