Pauline Hanson's National Press Club Address
Leader of the rightwing party rails against multiculturalism, Islam, and global warming.
Quick Look
Pauline Hanson, leader of Australia's rightwing party, delivered a speech at the National Press Club criticizing multiculturalism and Islam, vowing to cut public broadcasting, and blaming 'global warming hoax' for poverty.
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Why It Matters
Pauline Hanson, leader of a rightwing party, addressed the National Press Club, outlining her political views.
Pauline Hanson’s ascendancy in Australian politics was underscored this week by her first address to the National Press Club. In a lengthy speech, the leader of the rightwing party railed against multiculturalism and Islam in particular, pledged to slash public broadcasting and asserted the so-called ‘hoax’ of global warming was the driving factor behind poverty in Australia.
Josephine Tovey speaks with Mike Ticher and political editor Tom Mcllroy about Hanson’s ‘ugly’ vision for Australia
Open Questions
- What specific policies will be implemented regarding public broadcasting?
- What are the proposed solutions to poverty beyond blaming global warming?
