One Nation’s newest senator has used his first speech in federal parliament to highlight his migrant roots, bucking the trend of anti-immigration speeches from his party colleagues.
Perth electrician-turned-politician Peter Georgiou credited his Greek immigrant parents with teaching him the value of hard work, pledging to always be proud of his Greek heritage as he addressed the Senate on Wednesday night.
His One Nation colleagues Pauline Hanson and Brian Burston caused controversy when they used their first speeches to parliament in 2016 to call for a ban on Muslim immigration and blame refugees for violent crimes.
Unlike his One Nation colleagues whose speeches were boycotted and heckled by Greens senators, Senator Georgiou was welcomed …
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