Editing Pauline Hanson (section)

===Policies===
====Anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism====
In her maiden speech, Hanson proposed a drastic reduction in immigration with particular reference to immigrants from Asia. Hanson criticised the [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission]] (ATSIC).<ref>{{cite web|title=Revisit Pauline Hanson's infamous maiden speech {{!}} Guide|date=19 July 2016|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2016/07/19/revisit-pauline-hansons-infamous-maiden-speech|publisher=SBS Australia|access-date=13 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815141929/http://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2016/07/19/revisit-pauline-hansons-infamous-maiden-speech|archive-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> Condemning [[Multiculturalism in Australia|multiculturalism]], One Nation has railed against government immigration and multicultural policies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.australianpolitics.com/parties/onenation/immigration-policy-98.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629143605/http://www.australianpolitics.com/parties/onenation/immigration-policy-98.shtml|url-status=dead|title=One Nation's Immigration, Population and Social Cohesion Policy 1998|archivedate=29 June 2011|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref>

After Hanson was elected to Parliament in 1996, journalist [[Tracey Curro]] asked her on ''[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]'' whether she was [[xenophobia|xenophobic]]. Hanson replied, "Please explain?"<ref>{{cite web |title=60 Minutes: The Hanson Phenomenon |url=http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/the-hanson-phenomenon/xt9vsdn |date=13 October 1996 |access-date=25 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222023519/http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/the-hanson-phenomenon/xt9vsdn |archive-date=22 December 2011}}</ref> This response became a much-parodied [[catchphrase]] within Australian culture and was included in the title of the 2016 [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]] documentary film ''[[Pauline Hanson: Please Explain!]]''.

In 2006, Hanson stated that African immigrants were bringing diseases into Australia and were of "no benefit to this country whatsoever". She also stated her opposition to Muslim immigration.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/hanson-turns-on-diseased-africans/2006/12/06/1165081010724.html|title=Hanson turns on 'diseased' Africans|access-date=22 November 2010|date=6 December 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807011723/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/hanson-turns-on-diseased-africans/2006/12/06/1165081010724.html|archive-date=7 August 2010}}</ref> Ten years after her maiden speech, its effects were still being discussed within a racism framework,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ajn.com.au/news/news.asp?pgID=1590|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228084318/http://www.ajn.com.au/news/news.asp?pgID=1590|url-status=dead|title=10 years after Pauline Hanson's maiden speech, still lessons to be learned (September 13, 2006)|archivedate=28 February 2009|website=www.ajn.com.au|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> and were included in resources funded by the Queensland Government on "Combating racism in Queensland".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.multiculturalaustralia.edu.au/history/timeline/period/Transforming-Multiculturalism/screen/9.Combating-racism-in-Queensland |title=Combating racism in Queensland |publisher=Multiculturalaustralia.edu.au |access-date=9 July 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716111409/http://www.multiculturalaustralia.edu.au/history/timeline/period/Transforming-Multiculturalism/screen/9.Combating-racism-in-Queensland |archive-date=16 July 2010}}</ref> In 2007, Hanson publicly backed [[Kevin Andrews (Australian politician)|Kevin Andrews]], then [[Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Australia)|Minister for Immigration]] under John Howard, in his views about African migrants and crime.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heywood |first=Lachlan |url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22535794-2,00.html |title=Pauline Hanson backs Kevin Andrews on migrants |publisher=News.com.au |date=5 October 2007 |access-date=9 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228093206/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C23599%2C22535794-2%2C00.html |archive-date=28 February 2009}}</ref>

====Islam====
In 2015, Hanson claimed that [[Halal certification in Australia]] was funding terrorism.<ref>{{cite news|title=How does Halal Certification work?|url=http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2015/s4215794.htm|access-date=12 August 2016|date=13 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802115516/http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2015/s4215794.htm|archive-date=2 August 2016}}</ref> After the 2016 [[Orlando nightclub shooting]], Hanson called for a [[Muslim immigration ban|ban on Muslim immigration]] to Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/racist-redhead-redneck-pauline-hanson-cops-spray-in-cairns-20160717-gq7e82.html |title= 'Racist redhead redneck': Pauline Hanson cops spray in Cairns |access-date= 2 August 2018 |date= 17 July 2016 |archive-date= 2 August 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180802131954/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/racist-redhead-redneck-pauline-hanson-cops-spray-in-cairns-20160717-gq7e82.html |url-status= live }}</ref><!-- WP:RS needed; removed link to WP:SPS (Twitter, FB, WP)--><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-14/election-live-blog-june-14/7506754|title=Election live: Malcolm Turnbull pledges 'zero tolerance' for anti-gay preacher|last=Ross|first=Monique|date=14 June 2016|work=ABC News|access-date=14 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613234602/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-14/election-live-blog-june-14/7506754|archive-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> The same year, Hanson announced several policies, including a ban on building new mosques until a [[royal commission]] into whether Islam is a religion or a political ideology has been held, and installing [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]] cameras in all existing mosques.<ref>Doherty, Ben. "Pauline Hanson Publicly Derided as 'racist Redneck' by Indigenous Activist." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 16 July 2016. Web. 8 August 2016. {{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jul/17/pauline-hanson-publicly-derided-as-racist-redneck-by-indigenous-activist |title=Pauline Hanson publicly derided as 'racist redneck' by Indigenous activist |access-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718142319/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jul/17/pauline-hanson-publicly-derided-as-racist-redneck-by-indigenous-activist |archive-date=18 July 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=17 July 2016 |last1=Doherty |first1=Ben }}</ref> She has called for a [[Moratorium (law)|moratorium]] on accepting Muslim immigrants into Australia.<ref>Reynolds, Emma. "Hanson's Argument on Islam, Fact Checked." News.com.au. N.p., 18 July 2016. Web. 8 August 2016. {{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/national/politics/pauline-hansons-claims-on-islam-broken-down/news-story/d7ad1647435a81cd81a6a1f7c7b92229 |title=Hanson's argument on Islam, fact checked |newspaper=News.com.au |access-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818090113/http://www.news.com.au/national/politics/pauline-hansons-claims-on-islam-broken-down/news-story/d7ad1647435a81cd81a6a1f7c7b92229 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |date=19 July 2016 |last1=Reynolds |first1=Emma }}</ref> In her 2016 maiden speech in the Senate, she said that "We are in danger of being swamped by Muslims who bear a culture and ideology that is incompatible with our own" and that they should "[[Go back to where you came from|go back to where [they] came from]]", and called for banning Muslim migration.<ref name="Norman-2016"/> The speech prompted a walkout by Senate members of the [[Australian Greens]].<ref name="Norman-2016">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-14/one-nation-senator-pauline-hanson-makes-first-speech-to-senate/7845150 |title=Pauline Hanson calls for Muslim immigration ban in maiden speech to Senate – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=14 September 2016 |access-date=14 March 2019|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113155531/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-14/one-nation-senator-pauline-hanson-makes-first-speech-to-senate/7845150 |archive-date=13 November 2016 |first1=Jane |last1=Norman}}</ref>

After the [[January 2017 Melbourne car attack]], Hanson repeated her stance on banning Muslims from entering Australia. In a live interview after the attack, she stated: "all terrorist attacks in this country have been by Muslims", on which she was corrected by a journalist.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Butler|first=Josh|date=24 January 2017|title=How The Bourke Street Rampage Was Quickly Claimed To Be 'Islamic Terrorism'|language=en-AU|work=Huffington Post|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/01/23/how-the-bourke-street-rampage-was-quickly-claimed-to-be-islamic_a_21660437/|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023223013/https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/01/23/how-the-bourke-street-rampage-was-quickly-claimed-to-be-islamic_a_21660437/|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, the [[Islamic Council of Victoria]] asked for a public apology for Hanson's statement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pauline Hanson Should Apologise For Her Irresponsible Statements |url=https://www.icv.org.au/pauline-hanson-irresponsible-statements/ |date=22 January 2017 |publisher=Islamic Council of Victoria |access-date=13 March 2019 |archive-date=14 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314034214/http://www.icv.org.au/pauline-hanson-irresponsible-statements/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 24 March 2017, after the [[2017 Westminster attack]], Hanson made an announcement in a video posted to social media, holding up a piece of paper with her own proposed hash tag “#Pray4MuslimBan”. “That is how you solve the problem, put a ban on it and then let’s deal with the issues here”, she said.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Put a ban on it': Pauline Hanson calls for Muslim faith to be banned|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/put-a-ban-on-it-pauline-hanson-calls-for-muslim-faith-to-be-banned|access-date=26 January 2021|website=SBS News|language=en|archive-date=31 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131112839/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/put-a-ban-on-it-pauline-hanson-calls-for-muslim-faith-to-be-banned|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 22 June 2017, Hanson moved a motion in the [[Australian Senate]] calling on the government to respond to the [[Halal certification in Australia|Halal inquiry]]. The motion was passed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-senator-pauline-hanson-halal-label-food-muslim-one-nation-islam-slaughter-certified-a7810776.html|title=Australia politician wins backing for clearer halal labelling on food|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=27 June 2017|access-date=9 July 2022|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709120514/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-senator-pauline-hanson-halal-label-food-muslim-one-nation-islam-slaughter-certified-a7810776.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Hansard |jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia |title=Motions - Food Certification |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansards/d8168954-ba68-4fca-9854-908971f0f4c9/&sid=0063 |house=House of Representatives |date=22 June 2017 |speaker=Pauline Hanson |position=Senator for Queensland }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524201338/https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansards/d8168954-ba68-4fca-9854-908971f0f4c9/&sid=0063 |date=24 May 2022 }}</ref>

On 17 August 2017, Hanson wore a [[burqa]] onto the floor of the [[Australian Senate]] in a move to rally support for a national ban of the religious attire, citing "national security" concerns.<ref name="Murphy-2017">{{Cite news|last=Murphy|first=Katharine|date=17 August 2017|title=Pauline Hanson wears burqa in Australian Senate while calling for ban|language=en-GB|edition=Australia|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/17/pauline-hanson-wears-burqa-in-australian-senate-while-calling-for-ban|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615172558/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/17/pauline-hanson-wears-burqa-in-australian-senate-while-calling-for-ban|url-status=live}}</ref> The move quickly became widely condemned by [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]], the [[Australian Greens|Greens]] and the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pauline Hanson wears burka to Question Time in the Senate, slammed by George Brandis|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-17/pauline-hanson-wears-burka-to-question-time-in-the-senate/8816886|last1=Belot|first1=Henry|last2=Yaxley|first2=Louise|date=17 August 2017|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211227/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-17/pauline-hanson-wears-burka-to-question-time-in-the-senate/8816886|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, the Attorney-General [[George Brandis]], who is tasked with giving advice on national security legislation, gave an "emotional" speech calling Hanson's stunt "an appalling thing to do" and advised Hanson "to be very very careful of the offense you may do to the religious sensibilities of other Australians", to which both Labor and Greens' Senators gave a standing ovation.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/XExggl6Q-vo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170820144759/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XExggl6Q-vo Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Citation|title=George Brandis slams Pauline Hanson for wearing a burka to Senate Question Time|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XExggl6Q-vo|date=17 August 2017|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|language=en|access-date=6 May 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Murphy-2017" />

In September 2022, Hanson tweeted that Greens senator [[Mehreen Faruqi]] should "piss off back to Pakistan". This came after Faruqi was slammed over an allegedly "appalling" tweet about [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] after [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|her death]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Butler |first=Josh |date=6 October 2022 |title=Mehreen Faruqi's racism complaint over Pauline Hanson tweet accepted by Human Rights Commission |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/07/mehreen-faruqis-racism-complaint-over-pauline-hanson-tweet-accepted-by-human-rights-commission |access-date=30 October 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030104102/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/07/mehreen-faruqis-racism-complaint-over-pauline-hanson-tweet-accepted-by-human-rights-commission |url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequently, Faruqi decided to launch court proceedings against Hanson for "breaching section 18C of the ''[[Racial Discrimination Act 1975]]''".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haydar |first=Nour |date=3 May 2023 |title=Mehreen Faruqi launches court action against Pauline Hanson for 'insulting and humiliating' tweet |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-03/mehreen-faruqi-pauline-hanson-legal-action-federal-court/102298326 |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815040522/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-03/mehreen-faruqi-pauline-hanson-legal-action-federal-court/102298326 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 November 2024, it was reported that [[Federal Court of Australia]] judge [[Angus Stewart (Australian judge)|Angus Stewart]] had ruled that Hanson's tweet was an "angry personal attack", unconnected with the issues Faruqi raised, and was therefore "anti-Muslim or Islamophobic". Hanson was ordered to delete the tweet and was awarded costs for the entire proceedings. Hanson said that she would appeal the decision.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McKinnell |first1=Jamie |last2=Gregory |first2=Xanthe |title=Federal Court finds Pauline Hanson racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi in 'angry personal attack' tweet |website=ABC News |date=1 Nov 2024 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-01/pauline-hanson-mehreen-faruqi-racial-tweet-verdict/104547814 |access-date=2 November 2024 |archive-date=1 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241101085457/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-01/pauline-hanson-mehreen-faruqi-racial-tweet-verdict/104547814 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Needs update|date=March 2025}}