Fraser Anning and the use of the words 'final solution'

Katter's Australian Party Senator Fraser Anning during a Greens censure motion against Senator Anning in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, August 15, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Senator Fraser Anning in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, August 15, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

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There has been widespread condemnation of Queensland senator Fraser Anning over his maiden speech in the Senate. But among the most pointed criticism is his use of the words "final solution" in talking about immigration.


In his maiden speech before the Senate on Tuesday night, ((aug 14)) Fraser Anning called for immigration which favoured what he called "European Christian" values and a plebiscite on which migrants can enter Australia.

In the process, the Katter's Australia Party senator from Queensland said, "The final solution to the immigration problem is, of course, a popular vote."

The phrase "final solution" is tangled in history, usually associated with Nazi Germany and the genocide of Jews during the Second World War.

Around 1942, the Nazi leadership established a plan called "The Final Solution to the Jewish Question," which led to the deaths of about 6 million Jewish people in occupied parts of Europe.

 

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