Original sentence: Blainey's views attracted controversy in debates over immigration policy, beginning in 1984, in which he was accused of xenophobic views.He is prominent in academic circles and as a conservative  political commentator
Edited sentence: Although highly qualified he has often espoused politically partisan and conservative views of Australian history and society leading some to identify him as expressing a consistent right wing bias.He is prominent in academic circles and in the public mind, particularly after a controversy in 1984 over immigration policy in which Professor Blainey was accused of xenophobic views