September 19, 2026 — 5:00am

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Former prime minister John Howard says immigration has been one of Australia’s great success stories and that the best way for politicians to deal with the rise of One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is to not pay her too much attention.

In a call for calm after months of increasing hostility over Australia’s immigration intake, driven by One Nation’s surge to a historic high, Howard said everybody, irrespective of their ethnic background, should feel they are a part of Australia.

“We wanted migrants who would…

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