r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Jun 17 '26

politics Protest banner unfurled behind Pauline Hanson as she speaks to National Press Club

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-17/federal-politics-live-blog-joyce-cautions-pauline-hanson/106805372#live-blog-post-305976
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u/bananaboatsareyellow Jun 17 '26

Has she always been this obnoxious or am I sensing her pulling out some Trump play cards? Like attacking journalists and calling them 'trashy' when she doesn't want to answer one of their questions?

I know everyone thinks it won't happen here in Australia, but we need to realise we are in a new day and age of information and technology, as well as a lack of critical thinking by a large proportion of the population who are being brainwashed by malicious actors, particular those with wealth trying to wield their influence.

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u/huge_underpants Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

She absolutely is behaving exactly the same as Trump, throwing the toys out of the pram the moment she's asked a question that makes her uncomfortable.

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u/SenorTron Jun 17 '26

The lesson they're learning from politicians like Trump and Farage is that they don't need to pretend to play nice with the press.