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Peter Hartcher on Australian nihilism, fear and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
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More Australians feel unsafe in the world than ever before, according to new research from the Lowy Institute.
And it is this environment of fear – fear of a bad economy, of terrorism, of immigration – that makes for an environment ripe for a political party like One Nation to prosper.Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on how Australia is experiencing a moment he has never witnessed before, and where the solutions lie.
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