Channelling Trump and deriding journalists: five key moments from Pauline Hanson’s Press Club speech
1. Same old message, new targetThree decades ago, Hanson used her first speech to federal parliament to argue that multiculturalism should be “abolished” and Australia was at risk of being “swamped by Asians”. She made similar claims on Wednesday, only this time pointing the finger at “radical Islam” and non-English speakers for allegedly eroding the national identity. “We cannot be a multicultural society. We are a multiracial society, but we must be monocultural. Australians must live under th
One Nation leader uses platform to rail against multiculturalism, the media and the climate change ‘hoax’
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A nationally televised address to the National Press Club was perhaps the clearest proof yet of Pauline Hanson’s arrival in the mainstream of Australian politics .
The One Nation leader used the platform to rail against multiculturalism, the climate change “hoax” and the media in a speech that was interrupted by a protest highlighting her opposition to wage rises for the lowest-paid workers.
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