Has Pauline Hanson’s federal campaign just begun?
About this episode
Margo Kingston discusses Pauline Hanson's recent National Press Club address and its implications for her federal campaign.
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 – having covered the One Nation leader since her first rise to prominence in 1996, and also written a book about her 1998 election campaign. Kingston speaks to Guardian Australia political editor, Tom McIlroy, about why she thinks Hanson’s incendiary speech is the beginning of her federal campaign
People in this episode
Host: Tom McIlroy
Guest: Margo Kingston
Topics covered
- Pauline Hanson
- political campaign
- multiculturalism
- climate crisis
- transgender rights
- Indigenous policy
- media
Keywords
- Pauline Hanson
- National Press Club
- Margo Kingston
- politics
- One Nation
- federal campaign
- Australia
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: One Nation, National Press Club, Guardian Australia
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