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November 11, 2007
FAMILY First Leader Steve Fielding has defended his party's decision to preference Pauline Hanson above the Greens and the Democrats in the race for the Senate in Queensland.

Family First has given its first preferences to the Coalition, but has placed Pauline's United Australia Party above the Greens and Democrats.

Ms Hanson has accused the government of opening up the immigration floodgates to people "who have no intention of being Australian" and called for a moratorium on Muslim immigration.

Senator Fielding was today asked whether his party's preference decision was putting Muslim, African or Asian "families first".

"You have to preference every single party, you don't have to have things in common with those parties, but you have to preference every single party," Senator Fielding said.

Asked whether he felt comfortable with the fact that his party's preferences could deliver Ms Hanson a Senate seat, Senator Fielding dodged the question.

Senator Fielding instead said the most important thing was making sure the Greens did not win the balance of power in the Senate.

"Shifting it from the Coalition to the Greens is like jumping from the frying pan and into the fire," he said.

"Most Australians would be very shocked to know that the Greens could hold the balance of power in Australia and that's not what most people want, they want commonsense and that's what Family First stands for."

Australian Democrats Leader Lyn Allison said there was a very real chance Ms Hanson could end up back in parliament as a result of Family First's preferences.

"It could certainly deliver a seat for Pauline Hanson. So she'd be back in our parliament, wreaking havoc with her outrageous statements and discriminatory remarks," Senator Allison said.

"She would be a very divisive, very dangerous player in federal politics."