Sri Lankan Tamil Australian Denise Sivasubramaniam wrote in The Age on April 17, 2026, that ‘Australian values’ rhetoric in immigration debates feels exclusionary to non-white immigrants, critiquing Liberal leader Angus Taylor’s plan for stricter visa checks including social media screening.
She shares personal stories, like her parents softening accents at work, to argue for integration over assimilation.
On X, after activist Drew Pavlou shared it, many branded her views reverse racism with comments like ‘go back to her ancestral homeland’ from Ryan Dally, while others dismissed the piece as AI-generated, though her Substack matches the style.
The reaction highlights Australia’s debates on migration, housing pressures, and cultural identity amid 500,000 annual net arrivals.
