Pauline Hanson has delivered a stark warning that Australia could see violent riots similar to those in France unless mass migration is brought to an end.
The One Nation leader said protests in France and other European countries were the result of what she described as “mass migration”.
In a social media post, Hanson wrote that migrants threatened the Australian “way of life”.
She warned that similar unrest could become common in Australian cities unless the government stopped “importing people who reject our democracy”.
“France is burning. End mass migration or the same will come to Australia,” Hanson wrote.
In an earlier post, Hanson wrote: “Australia cannot afford to repeat the mistake of mass migration which is tearing apart Europe.”
“Countries like France, Germany, Belgium and the U.K. are all suffering because of mass migration.
“Unless Australia stops importing people who reject our democracy, our way of life and the values of Western civilisation, these riots will eventually be coming to Australian cities.”
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has warned Australia could face violent protests like those sweeping Europe if the government fails to curb mass migration
French President Emmanuel Macron made an impassioned appeal “for unity” after a weekend of disorder that involved more than 500,000 protesters.
During a live television address on Sunday night, Macron pledged to take action against the violence spreading across France.
“Businesses have been looted, while public buildings, shops, and town halls have been attacked,” he said.
“Looking at these images, we have all asked ourselves how French people could do this to France.”
While Macron was speaking, rioters continued clashing with police at Place de la République, or Republic Square, in central Paris.
France had endured nearly five weeks of protests, with more than half a million people taking part in demonstrations across the country on Saturday.
More than 2,400 people were arrested during the violence and looting that followed protests over high prices and inadequate public services.
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Limoges Town Hall, an iconic building constructed in 1883 that survived both world wars, collapsed in flames after rioters set it alight in south-west France.
Hanson said protests in France and elsewhere in Europe were a consequence of “mass migration”
France has endured almost five weeks of protests, with more than half a million people joining protests in cities across the country
More than 2,000 people arrested amid the violence and looting, with protesters burning down Limoges Town Hall on Saturday (pictured)
A video seen by 1.4 million people on X showed the building, which played a significant role in the French Resistance during the Second World War, collapsing, with its bell tower engulfed in flames.
Copycat protesters also took to the streets in other European countries including Tirana, Albania and Milan, Italy.
Hanson’s warning comes after a Centre for Independent Studies poll on immigration showed Australians were dissatisfied with the government’s migration levels.
In July, a poll conducted by Spectre Strategy asked 3,552 Australian voters about whether migration has had a positive impact on society.
The poll found 54 per cent believed migration has historically had a positive impact while just 25 per cent believed migration was having a positive impact today.
Meanwhile, 52 per cent claimed migration was having a negative impact in today’s society.
Centre for Independent Studies senior fellow Parnell Palme McGuinness claimed there was a growing mistrust of the benefits of migration.
‘The multicultural bargain is not failing because Australians have stopped believing in it,’ Ms McGuinness said.
Police carry out numerous detentions and arrests as protesters, including many young demonstrators, flee from law enforcement during protests in Milan, Italy (pictured)
Hanson (pictured) has proposed a net-negative migration plan for three years before re-introducing migration, which would then be capped at 130,000
‘It is fraying because both sides increasingly feel they are putting more into the relationship than they are getting back.’
Net overseas migration exceeded 500,000 in 2022-23 before falling to 446,000 in 2023-24.
In the year to March, migration stood at 292,100, with the Albanese government’s long-term target of 225,000.
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor promised the Coalition would cut net overseas migration to 100,000.
Meanwhile, One Nation has proposed a net-negative migration plan for three years before re-introducing migration, which would then be capped at 130,000.