![Senator Pauline Hanson delivers her first speech in the Senate.](/web/20160916072723im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/g/f/2/k/image.related.wideLandscape.620x349.grh6ia.png/1473990139568.jpg)
A tale of two politicians’ gripping first speeches
One speech united people by presenting facts and a personal story of the widespread tragedy of suicide. The other divided people by presenting misinformation and by fanning fear and prejudice, primarily about immigration and Muslims.