Is Pauline Hanson marching Australia towards a Brexit-style hostility to reason?

Despite the limited logic of One Nation’s vibes-based politics, it’s not hard to see why dismissing experts might be a winning political position At the height of the Brexit campaign, Michael Gove, a prominent leave campaigner made what might be one of the defining statements of the era in global politics.

Rebutting questions about the possible economic damage to Britain from leaving the European Union, Gove said voters were sick of being told what was in their own interest, including by organisations who often got it wrong anyway. “I think the people of this country have had enough of experts,” Gove said .

Read the original report at The Guardian.