scoring accusations she faced 30 years ago
Australian Senator Pauline Hanson is accusing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of inciting violence against her through his political rhetoric. The article contextualizes this by noting Hanson's history of using similar dramatic warnings for political leverage.
Why it matters
It illustrates the increasing polarization in Australian politics and the debate over the boundaries of political discourse.
Pauline Hanson has been blaming the prime minister for stirring up threats to her physical safety. ( ABC News: Matt Roberts )
Link copied Share Share article Listen to this story Loading "Fellow Australians, if you are seeing me now, it means I have been murdered."
Pauline Hanson famously recorded these words in a 12-minute video message nearly 30 years ago, soon after she founded One Nation.
The video was meant to be released in the event of Hanson's assassination. When it inevitably leaked, Hanson blamed her political opponents for putting her in danger.
The then member for Oxley told parliament she was "disgusted with a lot of members in the house who have actually incited the violence of people in Australia against me".
The whole episode was condemned as a calculated, bizarre and macabre One Nation stunt, aimed at politically weaponising otherwise serious security threats.
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