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One Nation South Australia MP Sarah Game uses first speech to back refugee intake and cultural diversity

New South Australian One Nation MP Sarah Game with party leader Pauline Hanson in North Adelaide last month. (Supplied)

One Nation's first South Australian MP has declared her support for immigration in her inaugural speech to state parliament.

Sarah Game said she supports "genuine refugee intake", seemingly in contrast to the party's policies listed on its website.

Her comments also stand in contrast to party leader Pauline Hanson's views in her own maiden speech from 1996, when she said Australia was being "swamped by Asians".

In Ms Game's maiden speech, delivered on Tuesday, she mentioned her grandparents' background as immigrants from Germany and Lithuania, who came to Australia after World War II.

On the other side, Ms Game's grandparents were Jewish, with her great-grandfather arriving from Russia in 1923 after fleeing the country's Bolshevik revolution.

"I support and acknowledge the benefit of sustainable cohesive immigration to Australia.

"Immigration has enriched our culture and skill base.

"Despite immigrating here at 18, my oma retained her thick Bavarian accent her whole life. She brought with her wonderful culinary skills, and she maintained German traditions that enriched my childhood, particularly at Easter and Christmas.

"In terms of what I hope to achieve, I want to make clear that I make no distinction between Australians born overseas and Australians born here. I want to advocate for all South Australians."

Sarah Game speaks in South Australian parliament on her first day as an MP on Tuesday. (Facebook: Sarah Game MLC)

Party's policies seemingly at odds with MP's views

One Nation's website says the party has a "zero-net migration policy" and would focus on "permitting only highly-skilled migrants from culturally cohesive countries into Australia".

"Migrants must demonstrate a sound level of English for assimilation purposes," it states.

"Education courses in Australian universities should not be used as a backdoor to immigrate to Australia."

It also says the party supports "reducing the refugee intake for five years in an effort to redirect critical funding to Australian services", along with withdrawing Australia from the "outdated United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention".

Ms Game told parliament she believed "in people's right to maintain their culture and belief practices in Australia in a way that fosters a unified Australia, good relationships and respect between everybody".

She was officially announced as a new member of parliament last month, after One Nation received 4.2 per cent of the primary vote in the upper house at the March state election.

Senate candidate says 'no difference'

Ms Game's mother, Jennifer Game, is the party's lead candidate for the Senate in South Australia.

The older Ms Game said there was "no difference between Senator Hanson, the Honourable Sarah Game or me".

"What my daughter actually says is she supports, as we all do in One Nation, immigration when it can be successful and when it can be cohesive," she said.

Sarah Game's mother, Jennifer Game, is One Nation's lead Senate candidate at the federal election. (ABC News)

In her first speech 26 years ago, Senator Hanson called for immigration to be "halted" and for multiculturalism to be abolished.

"I believe we are in danger of being swamped by Asians," she said.

"Between 1984 and 1995, 40 per cent of all migrants coming into this country were of Asian origin.

"They have their own culture and religion, form ghettos and do not assimilate.

"Of course, I will be called racist but, if I can invite whom I want into my home, then I should have the right to have a say in who comes into my country.

"A truly multicultural country can never be strong or united."

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