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FactCheck: do 'over a million' people in Australia not speak English 'well or at all'?

  • Written by Ingrid Piller, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Macquarie University

A growing number of people in Australia cannot speak English well or at all, over a million people.

– Senator Pauline Hanson, Senate speech, September 19, 2018

One Nation Party leader and Senator for Queensland Pauline Hanson is urging a rethink on Australia’s immigration policy, including changes to the “number and mix” of...

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