Stop xenophobia

Greens senator says One Nation leader created hostile and unsafe workplace and she has since been subjected to racist hate speech by others

Hanson has been largely unsuccessful in seeing her signature policies realised. But she has helped normalise xenophobia and racism and thus had a disproportionate influence on the national debate.

The move by Pauline Hanson, the leader of the anti-immigrant One Nation party, drew strong criticism, with one lawmaker denouncing it as “appalling.”

Allowing the senator to appear on the show spouting ill-informed, racist arguments might make for good ratings, but it damages us all.

Contentious panel including Bob Katter and George Christensen invited to discuss ‘white Australia’ on ABC program