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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tom McIlroy

Is Pauline Hanson marching Australia towards a Brexit-style hostility to reason?

Pauline Hanson speaks to journalists in the Press Gallery
‘Many voters – especially those who are attracted to One Nation’s scorched earth style – don’t care what experts or economists say.’ Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

At the height of the Brexit campaign, Michael Gove, a prominent leave campaigner made what might be one of the defining statements of the era in global politics.

Rebutting questions about the possible economic damage to Britain from leaving the European Union, Gove said voters were sick of being told what was in their own interest, including by organisations who often got it wrong anyway. “I think the people of this country have had enough of experts,” Gove said.

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