not easy for everyone in Australia to understand as is most notably evident in the views of the Pauline Hanson led One Nation Party. The Hanson views, in the unlikely event that they were ever to become policy, would not only isolate Australia, they would cost Australia hundreds of thousands of jobs which flow directly from our economic links with Asia and create a level of unemployment unrivalled in the post-war era. Do not think for one moment that we could ever practise the ethically wrongheaded anti-Asian policies advocated by Ms Hanson without provoking an economic backlash from the region. It is the truth of this conclusion, and the increasing evidence of links with extremist groups, which has led to a continued decline in One Nation's support to less than 6 % - or to put it another way, to the rejection of Hanson by 94 % of the Australian population. That basic tolerance is, I believe, the hallmark of Australia's extraordinary success as a multicultural country. I do not want to say Australia is perfect in every way. But we have done as well as any in the world in building a strong, diverse and extremely tolerant nation. And I think we should be faster in recognising this success which is, I believe, the true majesty of Australia. The simple fact is that closer engagement with Asia is and must be Australia's first foreign policy priority, now and for the future. PART FOUR: A Long Term Commitment to the