Federal MP Maria Vamvakinou says she has seen a glimmer of the attitude that resulted in the Norway massacre in submissions to a migration inquiry in Australia.
The chairwoman of the federal government's Joint Standing Committee on Migration, Maria Vamvakinou, says the committee has received some strongly anti-Muslim submissions, but none that required referral to security authorities.
The committee inquiry is currently examining Australia's migration intake but the Norway massacre has turned to focus to extremism and national security.
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Ms Vamvakinou says Australia is largely, but not entirely, immune from the undercurrent of extremism seen in Europe.
"There might be a glimmer of some of that here in Australia - and 'that' that I'm talking about is really in intolerance of perhaps diversity or intolerance of particular faith. There is some aspect of that emerging in Australia.
Europe seems to be having huge problems integrating its diversity and in particular its Muslim community. The reality is in Australia we're a totally different experience and totally different situation here. We're not victims of an inability to manage a diversity."
The committee has heard evidence in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, now it's Adelaide's turn.
Amongst the issues raised is the controversial Inverbrackie detention centre and what, if anything, can be done to make the community there more welcoming of it.
The committee is due to report by the end of this year, but the sheer weight of submissions means it's unlikely to meet that deadline.
