Pauline Hanson told she is not welcome in Rosebery
“YOUR hateful politics are not welcome here”. That was the overwhelming response from the people of Rosebery after the Southern Courier revealed Pauline Hanson was setting up her One Nation party in the suburb.
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“YOUR hateful politics are not welcome here”.
That was the overwhelming response from the people of Rosebery after the Southern Courier revealed Pauline Hanson was setting up her One Nation party in the suburb.
The 63-year-old, known for her outspoken views on immigration and Islam, intends to set up her NSW headquarters in Gardeners Rd, Rosebery, next door to the multicultural Gardeners Road Public School as she prepares to field candidates in state and federal elections.
“The woman (Pauline Hanson) comes out with complete rubbish. She is not going to get a warm welcome here at all,” Rosebery resident Steven Ferguson said. “This is a very multicultural area — and it works. We don’t need or want her hateful politics.”
“She is free to come here if she wants but she shouldn’t expect much support,” resident Sophie Meyer, 32, said.
“She talks complete nonsense, She is very anti-immigration ... I don’t think people will be very welcoming at all,” Milo Aguilar, 67, from Mascot said.
The reaction was much the same on the Courier’s Facebook page. “Stay in QLD you rotten cow,” Lesley Williams posted, while James Costello chipped in with: “What I think could not be aired on this thread. Suffice to say she’s not welcome.”
But not all Rosebery residents reacted negatively.
Ian Perigo, 86, who lives near the proposed One Nation office, said a political outsider would be good for the area.
“I think it is good to have choice with political parties. She tells it like it is.”
“I think 100 per cent it is good news she is coming,” Charles Malek, 73, of Rosebery, said. “I see the problems round here and she will see them too. We need someone like her.”
But Matt Thistlethwaite, Federal MP for Kingsford Smith, described her views as out of touch with the community.
“Pauline Hanson opposes multiculturalism. She has spoken against vaccination of kids, voted for Turnbull’s cuts to penalty rates and believes autistic kids should not be in mainstream classes in our schools.
“These views are out of touch with our community. We have one of the most multicultural communities in Australia and we value our diversity.
“Hopefully her party will learn their views are wrong when they experience Rosebery’s great strength — our diversity and inclusiveness.”