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| Pauline Hanson's speech draws cross-party criticism – politics live | Pauline Hanson's speech draws cross-party criticism – politics live |
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| Coalition superannuation deal just about done with their backbench | |
| Now that I have that off my chest, I can tell you that there is a partyroom meeting going on now to tick off changes to the Coalition’s superannuation policy. Cabinet met last night, as did the economics committee. We are told the changes are revenue neutral. More details in a minute. | |
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| Those who have followed my work will know I have written extensively on the disenfranchised in rural and regional areas. While some may call me a latte sipping elite, I am no stranger to communities in the back blocks. I live in a small town and live amongst some people who for various reasons share some of the views of Pauline Hanson. Some vote for her. | |
| I heard those views just prior to Hanson winning a seat in 1996. I had just moved out of the city and at that time, she was an anathema to me because I considered her and her supporters ignorant. Since coming to know the people in regional Australia, I don’t think of her supporters in that way. They have issues which they want to see ventilated and putting a lid on them will not make them go away. Conversations help. | |
| But there is a difference between then and now though the messages are similar. I covered that 1996 speech when she said Indigenous Australians were getting special benefits and we were being swamped by Asians. Now we are being swamped by Muslims, who are taking benefits, and the Asians, having done too well, are buying all our land. As Penny Wong said this morning, if she was around in the fifties it would have been the Greeks and Italians. I predict the Sudanese will come into focus in the future. | |
| The difference as I see it is this. In 1996, Hanson was unformed, politically naive, channelling views she heard in her family and in her community. The political process and Svengalis got a hold of her, chucked her in jail for a bit and she has emerged out the other side a different person. Strategic. Polished. That speech last night was a result. Deliberately hitting the same notes but choosing different victims. Smirking as the Greens staged their ill advised walk out. As Tony Burke said she is not dumb, this was a deliberate, damaging, illogical but incendiary intervention. As much as I railed in 1996, I prefer that version. Pauline Hanson 2.0, in this security environment, has much more capacity for damage. | |
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| If you are looking around for powerful first speeches, check this one out. | |
| Leeser won the safe Liberal seat after Philip Ruddock retired. | |
| It’s the personal experiences I think which shape the best first speeches. Like Labor’s Anne Aly and Liberal’s Tim Wilson. More coming today. I hope to have a list shortly. | |
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| A bit of house keeping. Bills on the program today include: | A bit of house keeping. Bills on the program today include: |
| Parliament starts at 9.30am. | Parliament starts at 9.30am. |
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| Good morning, | Good morning, |
| It was a long night after a long day. I had a dream that Malcolm Turnbull was delivering a speech in a yoga pose called firelog – a decent hip opener with much to recommend it. I think that the very long blog day was messing with my mind. The other thing I was considering was the Pauline Hanson speech. Of course, she went off like a firecracker. And then, so did everyone else. I will have something more to say in a moment but let’s get this baby up and running with a range of reactions. | It was a long night after a long day. I had a dream that Malcolm Turnbull was delivering a speech in a yoga pose called firelog – a decent hip opener with much to recommend it. I think that the very long blog day was messing with my mind. The other thing I was considering was the Pauline Hanson speech. Of course, she went off like a firecracker. And then, so did everyone else. I will have something more to say in a moment but let’s get this baby up and running with a range of reactions. |
| The PM, via Rosie Lewis in the Oz: | The PM, via Rosie Lewis in the Oz: |
| Senator Hanson knows I do not agree with her views on migration. Australia is the world’s most successful multicultural society and the foundation of that success is mutual respect. | Senator Hanson knows I do not agree with her views on migration. Australia is the world’s most successful multicultural society and the foundation of that success is mutual respect. |
| Labor’s Penny Wong told Radio National she chose not to attend because Hanson “peddles prejudice and fear”. | Labor’s Penny Wong told Radio National she chose not to attend because Hanson “peddles prejudice and fear”. |
| There is no community which has been made stronger by prejudice and fear … by targeting people based on their religion or ethnicity. Her comments don’t make Australia stronger or safer, or Australia a more cohesive society. | There is no community which has been made stronger by prejudice and fear … by targeting people based on their religion or ethnicity. Her comments don’t make Australia stronger or safer, or Australia a more cohesive society. |
| Wong made the point that if Hanson had been around in the 1950s or 60s she would have targeted Greeks and Italians, then eastern Europeans, then Asians in the 1990s, and today Muslims. | Wong made the point that if Hanson had been around in the 1950s or 60s she would have targeted Greeks and Italians, then eastern Europeans, then Asians in the 1990s, and today Muslims. |
| I think diversity is a strength. | I think diversity is a strength. |
| Nick Xenophon said the way Hanson had “vilified” Islamic Australians was “heart-breaking”. | Nick Xenophon said the way Hanson had “vilified” Islamic Australians was “heart-breaking”. |
| This is not what Australia is about – we are an open, inclusive country. Pauline Hanson is wrong.” | This is not what Australia is about – we are an open, inclusive country. Pauline Hanson is wrong.” |
| The Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, said Hanson’s was an “overtly racist, bigoted, divisive speech”. | The Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, said Hanson’s was an “overtly racist, bigoted, divisive speech”. |
| He explained the Greens walked out because “we didn’t want to dignify it with an audience”. | He explained the Greens walked out because “we didn’t want to dignify it with an audience”. |
| She’s been elected as a member of parliament, she’s got a platform, doesn’t mean we have to stay in there and listen to that garbage. It just got worse and worse, then I think she tried to conflate refugees with terrorists – and at that point there, our team had had enough. | She’s been elected as a member of parliament, she’s got a platform, doesn’t mean we have to stay in there and listen to that garbage. It just got worse and worse, then I think she tried to conflate refugees with terrorists – and at that point there, our team had had enough. |
| Mikey Bowers is chasing the pollies around the building so we will have more from in a moment. I am @gabriellechan and he is @mpbowers or you can join the conversation on my Facebook page. Party like it’s 1996. | Mikey Bowers is chasing the pollies around the building so we will have more from in a moment. I am @gabriellechan and he is @mpbowers or you can join the conversation on my Facebook page. Party like it’s 1996. |
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