Empty five-star room: Hanson paid for $900-a-night hotel with party funds
Australian Senator Pauline Hanson is facing scrutiny for using party funds to pay for luxury hotel rooms during a European trip, including periods where the rooms remained vacant. While Hanson denies using specific viral fundraising donations, the report highlights internal unease regarding the use of party resources.
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Raises questions about political transparency and the ethical use of campaign funds for personal or travel expenses by public officials.
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Share A A A Pauline Hanson used party funds to pay for a five-star London hotel during her recent European trip, including keeping rooms vacant while she flew to Italy with mining billionaire Gina Rinehart , but insists she did not touch One Nation’s $5 million war chest created by thousands of small donations from ordinary Australians in a viral fundraising campaign.
An insider with knowledge of Hanson’s UK booking schedule told this masthead the Queensland senator stayed at the luxury Conrad London St James hotel in July after travelling to Britain with a Seven Network Spotlight crew last month. Rooms at the Conrad average £450 ($860) a night during peak season.
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