The effigiy this year was Pauline Hanson. For those who have never heard of her, she is the Australian equivalent of Nigel Farage - whipping up anti-immigrant sentiments amongst the masses, good at pointing out perceived problems but short on solutions other than slashing migrant numbers. She famously entered parliament wearing a burqa, and she used to own and operate a fish-and-chip shop in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.