Pauline Hanson has issued a dire warning for Australia, claiming the country could face violent riots similar to those in France if mass migration is not stopped.
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The One Nation leader claimed protests in France and other countries in Europe were a consequence of 'mass migration'.
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protests → claim → migration
In a social media post, Hanson wrote that migrants threatened the Australian 'way of life'.
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migrants → write → life
She claimed similar riots would become commonplace in Australia if the government did not end 'importing people who reject our democracy'.
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who → claim → democracy
'France is burning. End mass migration or the same will come to Australia,' Hanson wrote.
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Hanson → burn → Australia
'Australia cannot afford to repeat the mistake of mass migration which is tearing apart Europe,' Hanson wrote in an earlier post.
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Hanson → afford → post
'Countries like France, Germany, Belgium and the U.K. are all suffering because of mass migration.
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Countries → suffer → migration
'Unless Australia stops importing people who reject our democracy, our way of life and the values of Western civilisation, these riots will eventually be coming to Australian cities.
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riots → stop → cities
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has warned Australia could experience violent protests, like the ones sweeping Europe, if the government does not curb mass migration
France's President Emmanuel Macron made an impassioned plea 'for unity' following a weekend of chaos involving more than 500,000 protesters.
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In a live TV address on Sunday night, Macron vowed to crack down on the violence that was tearing through the country.
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'Businesses have been looted, while public buildings, shops, and town halls have been attacked,' he said.
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he → loot → ?
'Looking at these images, we have all asked ourselves how French people could do this to France.'
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people → look → France
As Macron spoke, rioters continued to battle with police on Place de la République, or Republic Square, in central Paris.
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rioters → speak → Paris
France has endured almost five weeks of protests, with more than half a million people joining protests in cities across the country on Saturday.
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people → endure → Saturday
More than 2,400 people were arrested amid the violence and looting following protests over high prices and poor public services.
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The iconic Limoges Town Hall, which was built in 1883 and survived both world wars, came tumbling down in a blaze after it was torched by rioters in the south-west of France.
Hanson claimed protests in France, and other countries in Europe, were a consequence of 'mass migration'
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protests → build → migration
France has endured almost five weeks of protests, with more than half a million people joining protests in cities across the country
More than 2,000 people arrested amid the violence and looting, with protesters burning down Limoges Town Hall on Saturday (pictured)
A video seen by 1.4 million people on X showed the building, which played a significant role in the French Resistance during the Second World War, collapsing, with its bell tower engulfed in flames.
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tower → endure → flames
Copycat protesters also took to the streets in other European countries including Tirana, Albania and Milan, Italy.
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protesters → take → Tirana
Hanson's warning comes after a Centre for Independent Studies poll on immigration showed Australians were dissatisfied with the government's migration levels.
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Australians → come → levels
In July, a poll conducted by Spectre Strategy asked 3,552 Australian voters about whether migration has had a positive impact on society.
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migration → conduct → society
The poll found 54 per cent believed migration has historically had a positive impact while just 25 per cent believed migration was having a positive impact today.
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migration → find → impact
Meanwhile, 52 per cent claimed migration was having a negative impact in today's society.
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migration → claim → society
Centre for Independent Studies senior fellow Parnell Palme McGuinness claimed there was a growing mistrust of the benefits of migration.
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McGuinness → claim → migration
'The multicultural bargain is not failing because Australians have stopped believing in it,' Ms McGuinness said.
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McGuinness → fail → it
Police carry out numerous detentions and arrests as protesters, including many young demonstrators, flee from law enforcement during protests in Milan, Italy (pictured)
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protesters → carry → Milan
Hanson (pictured) has proposed a net-negative migration plan for three years before re-introducing migration, which would then be capped at 130,000
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which → picture → 130,000
It is fraying because both sides increasingly feel they are putting more into the relationship than they are getting back.'
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Net overseas migration exceeded 500,000 in 2022-23 before falling to 446,000 in 2023-24.
In the year to March, migration stood at 292,100, with the Albanese government's long-term target of 225,000.
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migration → exceed → 225,000
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor promised the Coalition would cut net overseas migration to 100,000.
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Coalition → promise → 100,000
Meanwhile, One Nation has proposed a net-negative migration plan for three years before re-introducing migration, which would then be capped at 130,000.
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which → propose → 130,000