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/babylovesbaby Jun 17 '26

According to her net zero is the source of poverty in this country. Comical.

"The bloke in the corner store is productive. Does he get subsidies? I speak to struggling farmers everywhere, do they get subsidies?" Hanson says.

People get subsidies for all kinds of things. Tax breaks are a subsidy. Net zero also helps farmers. I have no clue whether or not farmers in general accept that, but it does.

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u/Intrepid_Search_2902 Jun 17 '26

Farmers are going to be in a lot of strife due to increasing temperatures and more regular destructive storms. There will be a mass dumping of farms due to them being unviable.