Channelling Trump and deriding journalists: five key moments from Pauline Hanson’s Press Club speech
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson used a National Press Club address to advocate for a monocultural Australia and criticize multiculturalism and climate change science. The speech marks her increasing integration into the Australian political mainstream.
Why it matters
Hanson's platforming at a major national institution signals a shift in the visibility and acceptance of populist, nationalist rhetoric in Australian politics.
Pauline Hanson’s nationally televised National Press Club address perhaps signals her arrival in the Australian political mainstream. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP View image in fullscreen Pauline Hanson’s nationally televised National Press Club address perhaps signals her arrival in the Australian political mainstream. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Pauline Hanson Channelling Trump and deriding journalists: five key moments from Pauline Hanson’s Press Club speech One Nation leader uses platform to rail against multiculturalism, the media and the climate change ‘hoax’
The article reports on the event and the content of the speech objectively, while noting the controversial nature of the views expressed.
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