For the first time in her 30-year political career, Pauline Hanson fronted the National Press Club this week. It was a blistering address, and a combative question-and-answer round with journalists – with Hanson attacking multiculturalism, the climate crisis, transgender rights, Indigenous policy, paid parental leave and the two public broadcasters.
Longtime journalist Margo Kingston knows Hanson better than most
Kingston has covered the One Nation leader since her first rise to prominence in 1996, and also wrote a book about her 1998 election campaign. She speaks to Guardian Australia political editor, Tom McIlroy, about why she thinks Hanson’s incendiary speech is the beginning of her federal campaign.
Key points from the address
- Hanson attacked multiculturalism, climate policies, transgender rights, and Indigenous policy.
- She criticised paid parental leave and public broadcasters.
- Her speech was described as blistering and combative.
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