Pauline Hanson’s ascendancy in Australian politics was underscored this week by her first address to the National Press Club. In a lengthy speech, the leader of the rightwing party railed against multiculturalism and Islam in particular, pledged to slash public broadcasting and asserted the so-called ‘hoax’ of global warming was the driving factor behind poverty in Australia.
Reactions to Hanson’s Vision
Josephine Tovey speaks with Mike Ticher and political editor Tom Mcllroy about Hanson’s ‘ugly’ vision for Australia. Critics described her speech as ‘shameful’ and said it echoed ‘rubbish’ from rightwing figures in the UK and US.
Tom McIlroy noted that Hanson made clear what a One Nation government would be like, painting an ugly picture. Meanwhile, Aftab Malik commented that as a Muslim, it is encouraging to hear Hanson quote from a book, adding that if there is one thing we need, it is more reading.
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