Isn't Pauline Hanson right?, page-31

Australia is being swamped by Muslims

We are in danger of being swamped by Muslims, who bear a culture and ideology that is incompatible with our own.
False

According to the 2011 census there were 476,291 Muslims in Australia, just 2.2 per cent of the total population.
Islam is the fourth largest religious group in Australia, after Christianity (61.1 per cent), Atheism (22.9 per cent) and Buddhism (2.5 per cent).

The total annual immigration intake across all religions is 190,000 (0.8% of the total population).



Crime has increased in Australia

Indiscriminate immigration and aggressive multiculturalism have caused crime to escalate and trust and social cohesion to decline. Too many Australians are afraid to walk alone at night in their neighbourhoods. Too many of us live in fear of terrorism.
False
According to the Australian Institute of Criminology there has been no noticeable increase in overall crime rates.




Muslim leaders failed to condemn terror attacks in Australia or express sympathy

Not only is terrorism seen around the world but it is now part of our society, with Muslim refugees involved in the Lindt Cafe siege, the Curtis Cheng murder in Sydney and the stabbing of the two police officers in Melbourne. The Grand Mufti and other Muslim leaders are deafening with their silence, or lack of sympathy.

False

Condemnation of Islamic radicalism has been widely reported, as these links demonstrate:
The Grand Mufti of Australia joins Muslim community leaders in condemning Sydney siege, News.com.au
Muslim leaders urge community to dig deep for the family of Curtis Cheng, Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne teenager shot dead after stabbing two police officers, The Guardian
An informative (but incomplete) reminder of Muslim leaders speaking up clearly, Crikey



Immigrants have stopped Christmas carols from being celebrated in schools

Their tolerance to our customs has seen Christmas carols no longer sung at some schools.
False

This claim may have resulted from an opinion piece in the Australian last year relating to guidelines in Victoria, which the very same paper said did not ban Christmas carols.

Christmas carols are specifically mentioned as being appropriate in the school curriculum.


You can wear a burqa or niqab when you get a driver's license

Drivers licences are obtained by Muslim women wearing the burqa and niqab

False

In NSW, the requirements state: “Head coverings worn for religious reasons may be worn, but must be adjusted so that your whole face is visible, from the bottom of your chin to the top of your forehead, and both edges of your face.”




Sharia law is harsh and incompatible with Australian law

Muslims want to see sharia law introduced in Australia. This law is a totalitarian civil code which prescribes harsh feudal rules imposed on everything, firstly for Muslims, later for everyone. As long as Islam is considered a religion, sharia conflicts with our secular state.

False

Sharia law explicitly states that Muslims are obligated to “abide by the law of the land.”

University of Sydney legal academic, Dr Ghena Krayem told SBS “the assumption that Muslims want a separate legal system that is called ‘Sharia’ - that’s simply not true.”

“What might surprise most Australians is that most Muslims live according to Sharia every day of their lives. They live harmoniously. They’re not living in defiance of the Australian law. They're not seeking to set up a parallel legal system,” Dr Krayem said.


Two former Prime Ministers have said they find the burqa confronting

Burqas are not a religious requirement. Most Australians find them confronting, as did two of our former prime ministers.

True

In 2014, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said, “I find it a fairly confronting form of attire and frankly I wish it weren’t worn." He added, “We are a free country, we are a free society and it’s not the business of government to tell people what they should and shouldn’t wear.”

In 2006 Prime Minister John Howard said, “I just think it’s confronting, it’s confronting to a lot of people.” He added, "I’m not saying it should be banned. You don’t ban what people wear and you don’t pass laws on what people can and can’t do with their clothing.”


More than 10 per cent of Australian farmland is foreign owned

Foreign investment and foreign ownership are great concerns. The government finally released its register of foreign ownership, which reveals that foreign interests owned 13.6 per cent of Australia's farmland. That is 52 million hectares. It includes 30 per cent of the Northern Territory's farmland and 22 per cent of Tasmania's. The register fails to show the quality of the foreign owned land. Is it the jewels in the nation's agricultural crown?

True

The federal government’s farm register, compiled by the Australian Tax Office verifies Hanson's figures.
The United Kingdom tops the foreign investment list, followed by the United States, the Netherlands, Singapore, China, the Philippines, Switzerland, Jersey, Indonesia and Japan.


Welfare is 'lucrative'

How many have ever held a job? Why would anyone want to work when welfare is so very lucrative?

Judge for yourself

Under the Newstart Allowance, a single adult with no kids receives a maximum of $263.80 per week.


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