After a pitiful turnout in Mt Isa, diminutive Scotty Challen isn't happy. Someone apparently told him the truth, rural Australia needs migrants to keep businesses, hospitals, schools and essential services going. And the claim that the Government is simply “bringing them here” is a lie. Migration is driven by a range of visa programs, employers, states, families and individuals. What I find fascinating is that Challen talks about it as though it somehow helps his cause. If regional Australia stopped attracting migrants, many country towns would struggle even more to maintain their workforce and essential services. And once again, there’s the implication that unless you’re a white “Anglo-Saxon/Celtic”, you somehow aren’t Australian. How un-Australian!