‘Muslims,Asians not welcome to buy my house’

Hanson had put up for sale her million-dollar property in Coleyville,southwest of Brisbane and announced she was moving to Britain earlier this year.

Hanson,whose fame stems from her hardline anti-immigration views when she entered parliament in 1996,told a radio channel today that she would not allow certain members of the Australian community to purchase the property.

Asked if she would be prepared to sell the property to a Muslim,she said she would not.

“Because I don’t believe that they are compatible with our way of life,our culture,” she told Seven’s Sunrise programme,when asked why.

“And I think we are going to have problems with them in this country further down the track,so I have no intention of selling my home to a Muslim,” she said.

Asked if Asians were welcome to express interest in the property,Hanson said she would not sell the home to an Asian who lived overseas.

But she had no problem with selling the property to “an Australian who is of Asian background”.

“No problems whatsoever,” she said.

Her comments created a furore,with an official saying that she would be going against law if she refused to sell to buyers on grounds of their race or religion.

“The Act clearly states a person must not discriminate against another person by failing to sell them land or by placing terms on which it is offered for sale,” Acting Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Neroli Holmes said in a statement.

“If a person of the Muslim faith wishes to purchase a property and is denied that opportunity because of their religion,they have the right to lodge a complaint with the commission,” she said.

However,Hanson hit back,portraying herself as a victim of ‘political correctness’.

“I’m told to be tolerant because I say I don’t believe they’re compatible with our culture and way of life and beliefs,” she told Fairfax Radio 4BC.

“Political correctness has taken over our lives if we don’t have a right to have an opinion,” she said.