Equity and Access

Published in the Research School of Physics Event Horizon
Vol42 Issue34 29 August–2 September 2016

From the RSPE Equity and Access Committee:

‘One Nation’ – but a nation for who?

Twenty years ago when Pauline Hanson first held a seat in Australian parliament, her views were inflammatory and polarising.  In a society that has moved on in many ways and needs to embrace diversity for our ongoing prosperity and peace, the return of the One Nation party into the Senate is certainly cause for concern.  

The reality is that Hanson will have a legitimate right to represent her party in the Senate after securing more than 9% of the vote in Queensland. 

But a right to representation should not be confused with a legitimacy to make inflammatory claims.

For more, see: 

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