http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/2995/edward-beavington Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 16 May 2026 20:26:26 -0400 Sat, 16 May 2026 20:26:26 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1158/a-question-of-identity By Edward Beavington - Pauline Hanson is the most controversial politician in Australia. Since early September, the Queensland MP has divided Australian opinion and dominated national news and documentary programmes. She has variously been described as the voice of the Australian subconscious and the Hitler of the southern hemisphere. The reason for these divisions was her maiden speech to the federal parliament in Canberra. A crude generalisation of her message was: Aborigines, stop ‘sponging off the state’, and Asians, go home. This article aims to examine Australia’s immigration history... Wed, 01 Jan 1997 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1158/a-question-of-identity