"New South Wales Premier Chris Minns Warns of Labor Party Threat from One Nation. In a candid interview on ABC Radio National, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has expressed concern that the state's Labor party is under threat from the rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. Minns acknowledged that while not all One Nation supporters are racist, the party's leader has made statements that are "certainly racist," including a comment that there's no such thing as a good Muslim. The premier emphasized that the Labor party must "fight for those votes" and is taking practical steps to address concerns in policy areas such as immigration. Meanwhile, in related news, the New South Wales government has announced changes to its Do Not Call Register policy, aimed at protecting consumers from unwanted marketing messages and potential financial harm."
Boy, 16, due to appear at Perth Children’s Court today. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says the state’s Labor party is under threat from One Nation and “we’ve got to fight for those votes”.Appearing on ABC Radio National this morning, Minns was asked if One Nation was a “racist party”. He said people who had concerns about the levels of immigration weren’t necessarily racist but some of the things Pauline Hanson had said were.Certainly some of the things Pauline Hanson says are definitely racist, when she said there’s no such thing as a good Muslim. I mean, how else do you characterise that? You’ve got to be straight with people. And that clearly is. But I don’t think everyone who’s supporting them currently is racist at all … And we’ve got to fight for those votes.I think that we are under threat in a whole bunch of seats as a result of the surge of votes for One Nation … So we’re doing some what we regard as practical commonsense changes to policy in New South Wales.When people join the Do Not Call Register or unsubscribe from marketing messages, they are making a clear choice. Those choices must be respected – especially given the heightened risks of financial loss and psychological harm from gambling marketing.The scale and range of these breaches point to serious weaknesses in TAB’s compliance systems. Continue reading...
