Australian politician condemned for using infamous Nazi phrase ‘final solution’ in immigration speech
It was one of the most divisive speeches seen in parliament since 1996 when far-right politician Pauline Hanson declared incorrectly that Australia was being swamped by Asians
An Australian politician was widely condemned Wednesday after demanding “a final solution” to immigration and calling for a return to the White Australia policy which favoured “European Christians”.
Queensland senator Fraser Anning stunned lawmakers when he invoked during his maiden speech the infamous Nazi phrase used under Adolf Hitler in reference to annihilating Jewish people from Europe.
He also sparked widespread opposition by calling for a ban on Muslim migrants and defending the race-based White Australia immigration policy which was in place for seven decades from 1901.
“Those who come here need to assimilate and integrate.”
He added that “ethnocultural diversity … has been allowed to rise to dangerous levels in many suburbs”.
