Who is worried about immigration in Australia? Shaun Ratcliff, Monash University Andrea Carson, University of Melbourne Marija Taflaga, Australian National University Introduction Theories to test Material threat Symbolic threat Contact hypothesis Testing these theories Estimating and understanding attitudes towards immigration Environmental and contextual factors Socio-economic factors Conclusion References Who is worried about immigration in Australia? The environmental and demographic predictors for opposition to new arrivals. Shaun Ratcliff, Monash University Andrea Carson, University of Melbourne Marija Taflaga, Australian National University APSA, 26 September 2016