Pauline Hanson makes clear what a One Nation government would be like – it’s an ugly picture

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Pauline Hanson makes clear what a One Nation government would be like – it’s an ugly picture

For months, voters have been telling anyone who’ll listen that they want Pauline Hanson . Pollsters , journalists and the (current) political establishment have all heard how the major parties are …

For months, voters have been telling anyone who’ll listen that they want Pauline Hanson . Pollsters , journalists and the (current) political establishment have all heard how the major parties are letting down the country and One Nation is the answer. On Wednesday, in a wild show at the National Press Club in Canberra, voters got a good taste of just what Hansonism has to offer. No longer claiming to be a political outsider, Hanson explained just what One Nation would do to remake the country. It’s an ugly picture, but one that will play perfectly with some of the voters who want to burn the political system down. Unbridled and unapologetic, she railed against multiculturalism, Islam, transgender rights, climate change action and public media, insisting her resurgent party be taken seriously as a contender to win government at the next election. Pauline Hanson says Australia must be ‘monocultural’ in Press Club address – video Hanson says Australia should be a monocultural society, wants to slash migration, backs nuclear energy and says the government should double down on coal and gas. She wants to shut down SBS and gut the ABC, likens transgender rights to Islamic extremism, believes paid parental leave should be scaled back or abolished, and demands workers’ rights be cut to help small business. Some of Australia’s most important partners, including Britain, Canada, France and Germany, are “S-holes” because of supposed mass migration and social unrest. …

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