Hanson offers One Nation backing for Coalition to remove Labor
Hanson promised to back the Coalition against Labor. She also pledged a net zero inquiry if One Nation won power.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Brisbane on Saturday. Hanson offered to put past disagreements with the Coalition aside to help defeat Labor.
Hanson called Opposition leader Angus Taylor a "smarmy management consultant". Hanson accused Labor and the Coalition of taking turns "running this country into the ground".
Hanson unveiled plans for a royal commission into net zero emissions targets if One Nation formed government. She said it would expose what she called a "swindle" in Australia's climate policies.
She said this is a corruption issue. Hanson argued the Coalition could not be trusted to reverse net zero policies.
They had signed up to the Paris Agreement. They put the targets into law.
Hanson spoke about her own history with the Liberal Party. She said she had "reasons to hold a grudge".
But she said her children and grandchildren's future mattered more.
- Saturday
- Date
- Pauline Hanson
- One Nation leader
- Angus Taylor
- Opposition leader
Why it mattersHanson is willing to team up with the Coalition. This reshapes the political math for a future election. It signals One Nation's climate policy would undo emissions commitments.
AustraliaA One Nation-backed government could reverse Australia's net zero pledges and international climate commitments, shifting energy and climate policy significantly.
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