2 The Making of One Nation: define the enemy

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May 19, 202620:06News & Politics

You might remember this line in Pauline Hanson's maiden speech: "I'm afraid we're in danger of being swamped by Asians." It wasn't the first racist comment she'd made in public and it certainly wasn't the last. Over the...

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