The right-wing populist shaking up Australian politics - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service

Once dismissed as a political sideshow, Pauline Hanson has long been known as much for her inflammatory anti-immigration rhetoric as for her stunts, like wearing a burka in parliament to press for a ban on the garment. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM While support for her right-wing populist One Nation has risen and fallen over the years, Hanson’s party now appears to be riding a fresh wave of momentum, fuelled by voters frustrated with mainstream parties they say no longer understand their struggles. Best known for its hardline anti-immigration stance, One Nation has courted controversy from the start. In her 1996 maiden speech, Pauline Hanson warned Australia was “in danger of being swamped by Asians”, setting the tone for her brand of politics. On March 21, in a South Australia state election, her party secured more than 20% of the vote, its first major breakthrough outside Hanson’s home state of Queensland. It’s also the strongest showing by a minor party in a system long dominated by two political heavyweights: Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party of Australia. What does this mean for Australian politics and the future of its immigration policies? To unpack that, Asia Specific podcast host Mariko Oi speaks to Simon Atkinson, the BBC’s producer and reporter based in Queensland, and Bill Birtles, a senior journalist on the podcast. Read more about Pauline Hanson on the BBC here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2j4q60wlgo 00:00 Introduction 01:07 Who is Pauline Hanson? 03:50 How her party’s poll numbers have changed 04:32 How Pauline Hanson has changed her message 06:25 Hanson’s focus on Islam 07:19 What the South Australian election result means 09:18 What’s driving increasing support for One Nation? 10:34 Did the Bondi beach terror attack be a factor? 12:05 Housing affordability causing discontent 13:00 Is Hanson comparable to Nigel Farage or Donald Trump? 14:05 The immigration debate in Australia 16:15 Misperceptions of Australia’s diversity 17:22 Australian an immigration outlier in Asia Pacific 19:40 Can One Nation maintain its polling momentum? Watch more episodes of Asia Specific here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4c3njIxB0KHuO8SS2mBMtUc Instagram: @bbcworldservice Email: [email protected] Presenter: Mariko Oi Producers: Derek Cai, Rachel Lee Camera: Rosalehin Bin Rosli, Khairul Danish Bin Mohd Roslee, Aimran Supardi, Syaik Muhammad Sidik Editor: Bill Birtles ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #asiaspecific #asiaspecificpodcast #Australia #PaulineHanson #Immigration