‘We’re swamped by Muslims’ Australian senator calls for immigrants to ‘go home’

Hanson was afforded a second maiden speech on Wednesday, 20 years and four days after her first, after being re-elected to parliament.

Senator Hanson launched a major attack on Islam and Muslim Australians, saying they are associated with organised crime.

“Civil tension is on the rise across the country led by Australians feeling the impact of Islam in their lives and distaste for their beliefs”, she said on Wednesday.

“We have seen the destruction we have seen it is causing around the world”.

The Queensland senator made her views on Islam and those who practise it clear just a few minutes into her first Senate speech, claiming they “bear a culture and ideology which is incompatible with our own” and calling for an end to all immigration. Back during her heyday when she first held a parliamentary seat in 1996, Hanson was notorious for bashing indigenous affairs and whipping up anti-immigrant sentiment, warning at the time that Australia was in danger of getting “swamped by Asians”. Hanson said in the Senate.

Her comments sparked members of the Greens to walk out less than halfway through the speech.

Some outraged fellow senators walked out during her speech. “I stand with those people hurt by her words”.

However former prime minister John Howard told ABC TV Hanson was entitled to be treated in a respectful fashion by the rest of parliament.

“Most of the Muslims here are sick of violence, I don’t think Muslims will retaliate in a violent manner, but Muslims are afraid and especially Muslim women are afraid to go out, especially when Pauline comes out and says she wants to ban the burka”, he said.

Hanson said. She called for a register of foreign ownership of any assets in Australia and a halt to all immigration, accusing the government of “flooding our country with more people who are going to be a drain on our society”.

Helen Sawczak, chief executive of the Australia China Business Council, told Reuters after the speech that there had been a “few speed bumps” in relations with China and the focus needed to shift to the opportunities Asia provided Australian business.

“So Australia’s future prosperity will depend on its ability to maintain social cohesion while significantly increasing population through immigration intakes”. “I think that’s been the basis of our success as a nation, we’ve welcomed migrants from every corner of the globe for generations and I hope we continue to do so”.

“I will not apologise to you, I will not apologise to anyone”.

He said the Australian multicultural experience was a reality.

“Therefore, I propose, that if a woman has a child, then the taxpayer supports the first child, but if they have more, there will be no increase to the welfare payment”.

“It is the institution of Australian democracy that enables that diversity in our society to flourish”.

That didn’t mean she necessarily agreed with statements made by anyone in the chamber.

Dellal highlighted that the Australian Muslim Community was not homogenous.