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Harris was born in Brisbane and was a self-employed businessman and gold miner before being chosen as the number two Senate candidate for One Nation at the 1998 Election . Harris was not as controversial as Pauline Hanson , One Nation's founder, and was generally held to have made little impact as a Senator. He came briefly to prominence during the 2003 debate on the legislative reforms to Tertiary Education , proposed by federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson . After initially indicating he would vote against the legislation, Harris later changed his mind and allowed the reform package to pass, much to the annoyance of student organisations. By the 2004 Election One Nation was largely dead, and Harris was expected to struggle to retain his seat. With a drastic fall in the One Nation vote nationally, he lost his seat, polling only 0.2 of a quota. His term expired on 30 June , 2005 . |
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