Prime Minister condemns senator’s attack on his late mother
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has publicly condemned Senator Pauline Hanson for criticizing his late mother's history of living in public housing. Albanese defended his mother's character and criticized the senator's comments as spiteful and inappropriate.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing tensions in Australian politics regarding social welfare policy and the decorum of personal attacks in public discourse.
— 5:19pm , first published 10:03am
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Share A A A Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned Pauline Hanson’s personal attack on his late mother after the minor party leader criticised her in a podcast this year for living in public housing for decades.
Hanson also drew the ire of Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie, who is waging his own campaign against the senator for branding him a traitor and described the comments on Albanese’s mother as out of line.
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