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On June 13, Queenslanders visited the <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#poll">polling booths</A> to decide who would govern their state for the next three years. Nobody estimated the <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#impa">impact</A> that the election results would have on Australia's political future.<p>In the past, Australian politics have been a battle of <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#theL">the Labor, the Liberal and the National parties</A>. But the <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#emer">emergence</A> of <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#Paul">Pauline Hanson</A>'s One Nation Party this year has shaken traditional Australian politics. With One Nation's <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#hars">harsh</A> and, I believe, <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#immo">immoral</A> policies — including <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#anti">anti-immigration</A> and <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#cutt">cutting welfare for Australian Aboriginals</A> — no one imagined that in its <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#debu">debut</A> election One Nation would receive 23 percent of Queenslanders' votes.<p>In fact the election results were so extraordinary that 12 days after the election it was still not clear which was the winning party. The only sure thing was that Pauline Hanson and her One Nation Party <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#hadc">had catapulted into</A> Australian politics <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#as a">as a force to be reckoned with</A>.<p>The uncertainty ended when Peter Wellington, a Queensland farmer and <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#inde">independent candidate</A> who won the seat of <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#Nick">Nicklin</A>, decided it was in Queensland's best interests to give his support to the Labor Party. This allowed Labor to claim victory by <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#thew">the narrowest of margins</A>, 45 out of 89 seats, forming a <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#mino">minority government</A> led by the new <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#prem">premier of state</A>, Peter Beattie.<p>Although I voted for the Liberal Party and support their policies, Labor's victory was a <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#bles">blessing in disguise</A>. If the Liberal Party <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#hadr">had regained</A> power, One Nation would have held the <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#bala">balance of power</A> in the government, resulting in more freedom to <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#impl">implement its potentially disastrous policies</A>.<p> <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#took">It took little time for</A> One Nation's success <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#took">to make worldwide headlines</A>. American news giant CNN focused on Pauline Hanson's opposition to Asian immigration and Aboriginal welfare, <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#impy">implying</A> Australians <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#embr">embraced</A> these <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#raci">racist</A> views.<p>It was also reported that overseas students began cancelling plans to study in Queensland due to the election <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#outc">outcome</A>. Gold Coast Ethnic Communities Vice President James Tan said, "I wouldn't be surprised if universities lost potential students, as a lot of them seem to be pulling out."<p>One Nation's move into <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#parl">parliament</A> will undoubtedly affect <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#fore">foreign investment</A> and <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#tour">tourism</A>. Gold Coast business leaders have rushed to Singapore and Malaysia to meet with investors and <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#ensu">ensure</A> them Queensland is still an excellent place to invest.<p>Gold Coast <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#Cham">Chamber of Commerce</A> President John Witheriff says that international investors need a fast explanation as to what is going on. "They are becoming increasingly nervous. The <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#popu">popularity</A> of One Nation is a real concern to them," he said.<p>The <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#mass">massive swing</A> in Queensland toward the One Nation Party shows the <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#bewi">bewilderment</A> and <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#lack">lack of confidence</A> that Australians in general feel about their current government.<p>Maryanne Green, from Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, was one of the many who voted for the One Nation Party. She said, "Even though I don't necessarily agree with all of Pauline Hanson's policies, her party is the only one who seemed to give direction and certainty."<p>In the <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#lead">lead-up</A> to a <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#fede">federal election</A>, Prime Minister John Howard called an emergency meeting to <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#asse">assess</A> the <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#coll">collapse of</A> support for the Liberal and National parties. Howard said he is seriously rethinking his campaign to ensure that the rest of Australia does not follow Queensland's <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#suit">suit</A> in the upcoming election.<p><A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#Pre-">Pre-election opinion polls</A> <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#pred">predicted</A> One Nation's success in Queensland but the party was never considered a serious political threat. The latest federal opinion poll shows support for One Nation continuing to rise.<p>Many <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#genu">genuinely</A> concerned Queenslanders voted for One Nation to protest the current government rather than to support One Nation's policies. Little did they know what impact they would have <A HREF="ac19980710chu.htm#on a">on and off Australian shores</A>. </h3><br /> <p> Australian politics were thrown into a <A HREF="#spin">spin</A> last month after the <A HREF="#stat">state government elections</A> in Queensland, my home state. On June 13, Queenslanders visited the <A HREF="#poll">polling booths</A> to decide who would govern their state for the next three years. Nobody estimated the <A HREF="#impa">impact</A> that the election results would have on Australia's political future.<p>In the past, Australian politics have been a battle of <A HREF="#theL">the Labor, the Liberal and the National parties</A>. But the <A HREF="#emer">emergence</A> of <A HREF="#Paul">Pauline Hanson</A>'s One Nation Party this year has shaken traditional Australian politics. With One Nation's <A HREF="#hars">harsh</A> and, I believe, <A HREF="#immo">immoral</A> policies — including <A HREF="#anti">anti-immigration</A> and <A HREF="#cutt">cutting welfare for Australian Aboriginals</A> — no one imagined that in its <A HREF="#debu">debut</A> election One Nation would receive 23 percent of Queenslanders' votes.<p>In fact the election results were so extraordinary that 12 days after the election it was still not clear which was the winning party. The only sure thing was that Pauline Hanson and her One Nation Party <A HREF="#hadc">had catapulted into</A> Australian politics <A HREF="#as a">as a force to be reckoned with</A>.<p>The uncertainty ended when Peter Wellington, a Queensland farmer and <A HREF="#inde">independent candidate</A> who won the seat of <A HREF="#Nick">Nicklin</A>, decided it was in Queensland's best interests to give his support to the Labor Party. This allowed Labor to claim victory by <A HREF="#thew">the narrowest of margins</A>, 45 out of 89 seats, forming a <A HREF="#mino">minority government</A> led by the new <A HREF="#prem">premier of state</A>, Peter Beattie.<p>Although I voted for the Liberal Party and support their policies, Labor's victory was a <A HREF="#bles">blessing in disguise</A>. If the Liberal Party <A HREF="#hadr">had regained</A> power, One Nation would have held the <A HREF="#bala">balance of power</A> in the government, resulting in more freedom to <A HREF="#impl">implement its potentially disastrous policies</A>.<p> <A HREF="#took">It took little time for</A> One Nation's success <A HREF="#took">to make worldwide headlines</A>. American news giant CNN focused on Pauline Hanson's opposition to Asian immigration and Aboriginal welfare, <A HREF="#impy">implying</A> Australians <A HREF="#embr">embraced</A> these <A HREF="#raci">racist</A> views.<p>It was also reported that overseas students began cancelling plans to study in Queensland due to the election <A HREF="#outc">outcome</A>. Gold Coast Ethnic Communities Vice President James Tan said, "I wouldn't be surprised if universities lost potential students, as a lot of them seem to be pulling out."<p>One Nation's move into <A HREF="#parl">parliament</A> will undoubtedly affect <A HREF="#fore">foreign investment</A> and <A HREF="#tour">tourism</A>. Gold Coast business leaders have rushed to Singapore and Malaysia to meet with investors and <A HREF="#ensu">ensure</A> them Queensland is still an excellent place to invest.<p>Gold Coast <A HREF="#Cham">Chamber of Commerce</A> President John Witheriff says that international investors need a fast explanation as to what is going on. "They are becoming increasingly nervous. The <A HREF="#popu">popularity</A> of One Nation is a real concern to them," he said.<p>The <A HREF="#mass">massive swing</A> in Queensland toward the One Nation Party shows the <A HREF="#bewi">bewilderment</A> and <A HREF="#lack">lack of confidence</A> that Australians in general feel about their current government.<p>Maryanne Green, from Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, was one of the many who voted for the One Nation Party. She said, "Even though I don't necessarily agree with all of Pauline Hanson's policies, her party is the only one who seemed to give direction and certainty."<p>In the <A HREF="#lead">lead-up</A> to a <A HREF="#fede">federal election</A>, Prime Minister John Howard called an emergency meeting to <A HREF="#asse">assess</A> the <A HREF="#coll">collapse of</A> support for the Liberal and National parties. Howard said he is seriously rethinking his campaign to ensure that the rest of Australia does not follow Queensland's <A HREF="#suit">suit</A> in the upcoming election.<p><A HREF="#Pre-">Pre-election opinion polls</A> <A HREF="#pred">predicted</A> One Nation's success in Queensland but the party was never considered a serious political threat. The latest federal opinion poll shows support for One Nation continuing to rise.<p>Many <A HREF="#genu">genuinely</A> concerned Queenslanders voted for One Nation to protest the current government rather than to support One Nation's policies. Little did they know what impact they would have <A HREF="#on a">on and off Australian shores</A>. <P><FONT SIZE=3><B>Shukan ST: July 10, 1998</B></FONT><br /> <FONT SIZE=1>(C) All rights reserved</p><br /> <br /> <p> <DL> <P> <P><DT><A NAME="spin"><B>spin</B></A><DD>大混乱 <P><DT><A NAME="stat"><B>state government elections</B></A><DD>州議会選挙 <P><DT><A NAME="poll"><B>polling booths</B></A><DD>投票所 <P><DT><A NAME="impa"><B>impact</B></A><DD>衝撃 <P><DT><A NAME="theL"><B>the Labor, the Liberal and the National parties</B></A><DD>労働党、自由党と国民党 <P><DT><A NAME="emer"><B>emergence</B></A><DD>出現 <P><DT><A NAME="Paul"><B>Pauline Hanson</B></A><DD>ポーリン・ハンソン下院議員（1997年4月にワン・ネーション党を結成した） <P><DT><A NAME="hars"><B>harsh</B></A><DD>過激な <P><DT><A NAME="immo"><B>immoral</B></A><DD>不道徳な <P><DT><A NAME="anti"><B>anti-immigration</B></A><DD>移民排斥 <P><DT><A NAME="cutt"><B>cutting welfare for Australian Aboriginals</B></A><DD>先住民アボリジニへの優遇措置廃止 <P><DT><A NAME="debu"><B>debut</B></A><DD>初の <P><DT><A NAME="hadc"><B>had catapulted into <TT> </TT> ～ <TT> </TT></B></A><DD><TT> </TT> ～ <TT> </TT>に入り込んできた <P><DT><A NAME="as a"><B>as a force to be reckoned with</B></A><DD>無視できない勢力として <P><DT><A NAME="inde"><B>independent candidate</B></A><DD>無所属立候補者 <P><DT><A NAME="Nick"><B>Nicklin</B></A><DD>ニクリン地区（選挙区の一つ） <P><DT><A NAME="thew"><B>the narrowest of margins</B></A><DD>最僅差で <P><DT><A NAME="mino"><B>minority government</B></A><DD>少数党政府（議席数が過半数に達しない第1党が政権をとった状態） <P><DT><A NAME="prem"><B>premier of state</B></A><DD>州知事 <P><DT><A NAME="bles"><B>blessing in disguise</B></A><DD>一見そう見えないが実はありがたいこと <P><DT><A NAME="hadr"><B>had regained</B></A><DD>取り戻す <P><DT><A NAME="bala"><B>balance of power</B></A><DD>勢力の均衡を左右する決定権 <P><DT><A NAME="impl"><B>implement its potentially disastrous policies</B></A><DD>ひどい結果になりかねない政策を実行に移す <P><DT><A NAME="took"><B>It took little time for <TT> </TT> ～ <TT> </TT> to make worldwide headlines</B></A><DD><TT> </TT> ～ <TT> </TT>はすぐ世界中で大ニュースになった <P><DT><A NAME="impy"><B>implying</B></A><DD>ほのめかす <P><DT><A NAME="embr"><B>embraced</B></A><DD>支持する <P><DT><A NAME="raci"><B>racist</B></A><DD>人種差別主義者の <P><DT><A NAME="outc"><B>outcome</B></A><DD>結果 <P><DT><A NAME="parl"><B>parliament</B></A><DD>国会 <P><DT><A NAME="fore"><B>foreign investment</B></A><DD>海外からの資本投資 <P><DT><A NAME="tour"><B>tourism</B></A><DD>観光事業 <P><DT><A NAME="ensu"><B>ensure</B></A><DD>保証する <P><DT><A NAME="Cham"><B>Chamber of Commerce</B></A><DD>商工会議所 <P><DT><A NAME="popu"><B>popularity</B></A><DD>人気 <P><DT><A NAME="mass"><B>massive swing</B></A><DD>得票の大きな動き <P><DT><A NAME="bewi"><B>bewilderment</B></A><DD>混乱 <P><DT><A NAME="lack"><B>lack of confidence</B></A><DD>信頼の喪失 <P><DT><A NAME="lead"><B>lead-up</B></A><DD>下準備 <P><DT><A NAME="fede"><B>federal election</B></A><DD>連邦選挙 <P><DT><A NAME="asse"><B>assess</B></A><DD>評定する <P><DT><A NAME="coll"><B>collapse of <TT> </TT> ～ <TT> </TT></B></A><DD><TT> </TT> ～ <TT> </TT>の崩壊 <P><DT><A NAME="suit"><B>suit</B></A><DD>前例 <P><DT><A NAME="Pre-"><B>Pre-election opinion polls</B></A><DD>選挙前の世論調査 <P><DT><A NAME="genu"><B>genuinely</B></A><DD>純粋に <P><DT><A NAME="on a"><B>on and off Australian shores</B></A><DD>オーストラリアの内外で </DL> </p> <br /> <hr size="1" noshade /> <ul> <li><a href="/st_contributors.htm">執筆者リスト</a></li> <li><a href="/st_contributors.htm">ＳＴについて</a></li> <li><a href="/st_faq.htm">よくある質問</a></li> <li><a href="/st_advertise.htm">広告掲載</a></li> <li><a href="/st_contactus.htm">お問い合わせ</a></li> <li><a href="/st_our_company.htm">会社概要</a></li> <li><a href="/st_privacypolicy.htm">プライバシーポリシー</a></li> <li><a href="/st_linkpolicy.htm">リンクポリシー</a></li> <li><a href="/st_copyright.htm">著作権</a></li> <li><a href="/st_sitemap.htm">サイトマップ</a></li> <br /> <li><a href="/"><i>トップページに戻る</i></a></li> </ul>