My view on issues is based on common sense, and my experience as a mother of four children, as a sole parent, and as a businesswoman running a fish and chip shop.
Meaning of the quote
Pauline Hanson, an Australian politician, explains that her views on issues are based on her real-life experiences. As a mother of four, a single parent, and the owner of a fish and chip shop, she has gained a practical understanding of the world. This helps her make decisions that make sense for everyday people.
More quotes from Pauline Hanson
I believe we are in danger of being swamped by Asians.
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Governments must give to all those who have hit life’s hurdles the chance to rebuild and have a future.
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I may be only a fish and chip shop lady, but some of these economists need to get their heads out of the textbooks and get a job in the real world. I would not even let one of them handle my grocery shopping.
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We must look after our own before lining the pockets of overseas countries and investors.
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The government must do all it can to help reduce interest rates for business.
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To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag.
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In this financial year we will be spending at least $1.5 billion on foreign aid and we cannot be sure that this money will be properly spent, as corruption and mismanagement in many of the recipient countries are legend.
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The majority of Aboriginals do not want handouts because they realise that welfare is killing them.
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I come here not as a polished politician but as a woman who has had her fair share of life’s knocks.
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We have lost all our big Australian industries and icons, including Qantas when it sold 25 % of its shares and a controlling interest to British Airways.
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My view on issues is based on common sense, and my experience as a mother of four children, as a sole parent, and as a businesswoman running a fish and chip shop.
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If politicians continue to promote separatism in Australia, they should not continue to hold their seats in this parliament. They are not truly representing all Australians, and I call on the people to throw them out.
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We have one of the highest interest rates in the world, and we owe more money per capita than any other country. All we need is a nail hole in the bottom of the boat and we’re sunk.
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It is refreshing to be able to express my views without having to toe a party line. It has got me into trouble on the odd occasion, but I am not going to stop saying what I think.
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The World Health Organisation has a lot of its medical experts sitting in Geneva while hospitals in Africa have no drugs and desperate patients are forced to seek medication on the black market.
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This nation is being divided into black and white, and the present system encourages this.
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We are regarded as a Third World country with First World living conditions.
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A social problem is one that concerns the way in which people live together in one society. A racial problem is a problem which confronts two different races who live in two separate societies, even if those societies are side by side.
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I do not believe that the colour of one’s skin determines whether you are disadvantaged.
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I will fight hard to keep my seat in this place, but that will depend on the people who sent me here.
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