A week of reality checks: ‘Pauline for PM’ and the true state of the AUKUS pact

About this episode

The episode discusses Pauline Hanson's rising political influence and the implications of the AUKUS pact.

This week polls showed, for the first time, One Nation ahead of the major parties and Pauline Hanson as preferred prime minister in second place ahead of Angus Taylor.  Today we're talking about her strategy, her chances in the lower house and any parallels with the United States. Is it time to take Hanson seriously? And the week would not be over if we didn't mention submarines - but second-hand ones this time. Was this always the intention as the government is saying? We'll unpick it. Today's episode is hosted by Jacqueline Maley, with guests chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal, and foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jacqueline Maley

Guests: Paul Sakkal, Matthew Knott

Topics covered

• politics
• AUKUS pact
• Pauline Hanson
• One Nation
• submarines
• government strategy

Keywords

• Pauline Hanson
• One Nation
• AUKUS
• political strategy
• submarines
• polls
• government

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation, AUKUS, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald

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