If we are going to have a parliament dominated by extremists form the irrational, irresponsible, Loony Left (Greens, and half of Labor) we need representatives in Parliament to present the views of those on the Right.

If this article is not a true description of plumb in mouth!
Pauline Hanson is not the brightest button on the shirt, but reality is, she has the guile of the best in the political set!
Remember she was jailed unjustifiably with the best efforts of Abbott right behind it!
I can't wait for the game of payback!
And the thesis that Hanson is backed by the uneducated xenophobic and homophobic dolts on the peripherals is the plumb! Says who?
And for the upper end, which is where the plumb trees grow, there is a Chinaman coming right now for your "sweet berry" jobs.
With a $20b dollar education industry aimed squarely at Chinese, and offering 4year visas to take a job in Australia at the end of their studies, best of British. So who will become the upper end version of Pauline Hanson. The word snob springs to mind here!

I've got an IQ of 129 and I voted for Pauline.

You can start by not insulting me and asking me what I think, not telling others what you think I think.

That said, I'll give you full marks on your article for the attitude you displayed which accepts there is two sides to the story and seeks to address those arguments and concerns peacefully.

I don't want to put a lock on my door because I hate people.
I want to put a lock on that door because I love the people that lock protects.

We have Hanson Young accompanying illegals into Europe and Hanson who wants sensible immigration policies. Who really is the extremist? We have the gw scaremonger and the one who wants a sensible debate. Who is the extremist? Just because the abc insists on totally over representing the regressives does not mean they are mainstream. Yep Pauline might not be the brightest but did anyone hear Hanson Young being questioned about superannuation. Really she displayed complete ignorance.

Very well said, Armchair Critic.

Much of what Pauline advocated was subsequently embraced by an extremely hypocritical coalition? Starting with the Tampa incident and very different dehumanising treatment of refugees and the subsequent release of simmering unexpressed unreleased xenophobia?

What is entirely missing here, is a willingness to dump the ego driven, we know best response, and simply embrace space age lie detection technology that would allow us to know the real mind and circumstances of intending migrants and or intending gun owners etc.

The level of support for, please explain, Miz Hanson has to tell us we're missing something here? Something that would be addressed by the roll out and embracing of a bill of irrevocable rights?

[Only actually prevented by prevaricating control freak politicians and their desire for untrammelled personal power, who have the unmitigated temerity to actually critique Miz Hanson!] (mirror mirror on the wall?)

And as part of a suite of hitherto, unclaimable rights, include a citizen's initiated referendum.

That said, I reject most of what M Hanson stands for, just as I reject the Nazi party manifesto replete with the similar persecution of a falsely accused ethnic minority!

Moreover, I don't judge folk on what they say or allege, just what they represent, actually do, allow or cause!
Alan B.