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As for policy viability.. NO ANSWERS... they said.
One Nation has been ridiculed, vilified and even condemned for its policies and stances on various things. Yet Noel Pearson for example, gets praised for echoing Pauline Hanson's comments on aboriginal welfare...
Bob Carr may bag One Nation, but he certainly likes our policies.
In January 99, Premier Carr announced Labor will name juvenile offenders.
In December 98, One Nation announced a policy to name juvenile offenders who committed serious offences. This recommendation was publicly disclosed at a very well attended press conference on law and order and clear documents showed our stand.
Premier Carr also announced Labor will return the teaching of Australian History to the school curriculum, in particular our involvement in World War I. The need for emphasis on Australian History including our constitution, system of government, etc. was announced as policy by One Nation over a year ago in January 98.
Nationals Steal Another One Nation Policy.
With only 2 days to go in a State Election the National Party, suddenly discovered that the Native Vegetation Act was a problem and that One Nation's policy is to abolish the Native vegetation act. In their usual manner the National Party, always out of touch with rural concerns until One Nation raises them, simply announced a new policy directly - stolen from One Nation.
From the One Nation policy “BLUE BOOK,” page 25; under Rural and Regional Support and Development, subheading Environment, our policy clearly stated: One Nation supports the abolition of the Native Vegetation Act.
One Nation’s impact in N.S.W. continues.
Bob Carr came out and said English is the official language in NSW, the description Ethnic is divisive, outdated and demeaning. Imagine what would have happened if One Nation had said that.
The impact of One Nation on NSW Labor is clear. When the new Labor Minister Eddie Obeid spoke the other day in defence of Bob Carr's change of the Ethnic Affairs portfolio name to the new title CITIZENSHIP, it was a speech taken right out of the many works published by One Nation and was the same as speeches given on many occasions by Pauline Hanson herself.
One Nation calls for a referendum on Badgery's Creek alternatives, 18th August 1999.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party has today re-affirmed its long-standing policy of opposition to Badgery's Creek airport and points to viable lternatives. "The Sydney basin needs more aircraft and road traffic congestion like a hole in the head," said Brian Burston, spokesman for One Nation. "We point to positive proposals that lots of people want. For example, Lithgow wants an airport at Newnes with a very fast train (VFT) to Sydney, while the people of Goulburn and Parkes would not say no to an airport and VFT either. "Why not give people what they want? After all, that's what democracy is meant to be about!" said Brian Burston.
Funnily enough it only took the Government 4 years to catch up to One Nation, Badgery's Creek was finally shelved in September 2003.
As you can see... in most things it is the Coalition or Labor Governments that are doing the catching up to One Nation.
In radio interviews with Alan Jones and Howard Sattler in 2001. Pauline Hanson stated that "we must declare Christmas Island a neutral zone". Well shortly after, the Government excised from the immigration zone, quite a few islands north of Australia. Leading Pauline Hanson to say that John Howard was “stealing” her policies.
When John Howard said “We will decide who comes to Australia,” whose words was he echoing?
From Pauline Hanson’s maiden speech;”Of course, I will be called racist but, if I can invite whom I want into my home, then I should have the right to have a say in who comes into my country.” Of course... she was. Was John Howard?
People’s Bank - just another “bad” policy from One Nation?
Anyone remember when the Commonwealth Bank was the “People’s” Bank? The idea was that the Australian people’s money was to be made available at low interest for appropriate job producing development. This great idea, which also happens to have been One Nation policy from its very beginning. It was an idea, repeatedly attacked by the Howard Government and others, yet now that AXA has announced their joint venture in banking, the critics are suddenly silent.
New Zealand liked the idea enough to start their own "people's" bank.
On page 15 of the One Nation policy Blue Book. A People’s Bank is not a profit making entity, but a responsible use of nationally owned funds to finance productive development in the interest of the Australian people.
The Australian Government has the capacity to create a “People’s” Bank but the Liberal Coalition and the Labor Party are very reliant on donations from the major banks and of course they wouldn’t want to create much needed competition for their donors: would they?
Curfew or hypocrisy?
Remember the ridicule and the hue and cry when Pauline Hanson mentioned the word CURFEW?
Take a look at this then... Today Tonight, Councillor calls for youth curfew, May 23 2003. "When the sun goes down Australia's favourite holiday playground turns into a violent hotspot. Now one local councillor on Queensland's Gold Coast is calling for a curfew on teenagers in a bid to curb the violence. Cr McDonald wants teenagers banned from being out after 10pm."
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