<description>&lt;p&gt;You might remember this line in Pauline Hanson's maiden speech: "I'm afraid we're in danger of being swamped by Asians."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't the first racist comment she'd made in public and it certainly wasn't the last.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over the years, her enemies have changed and she now targets Muslims and elites, but it's the same tactic and it's infiltrated Australian politics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to &lt;a href="https://theconversation.com/au/newsletters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Conversation's free newsletters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Making of One Nation

The Conversation

2 | The Making of One Nation: define the enemy

APR 8, 202619 MIN
The Making of One Nation

2 | The Making of One Nation: define the enemy

APR 8, 202619 MIN

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You might remember this line in Pauline Hanson's maiden speech: "I'm afraid we're in danger of being swamped by Asians."It wasn't the first racist comment she'd made in public and it certainly wasn't the last.Over the years, her enemies have changed and she now targets Muslims and elites, but it's the same tactic and it's infiltrated Australian politics.---Subscribe to The Conversation's free newsletters.