Senior Liberals court conservatives at CPAC as Hanson dominates crowd
Angus Taylor addressed CPAC in Brisbane while Pauline Hanson dominated the crowd.
Senior Liberal figures are making their pitch at the Australian Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, in Brisbane. Pauline Hanson excited the crowd on opening day.
Angus Taylor, the opposition leader, became the first sitting opposition leader to address CPAC. He spoke on Saturday.
Sarah Henderson, shadow communications minister, will discuss Labor's Digital Duty of Care legislation on Sunday. Dan Tehan, energy spokesman, plans to cover the Coalition's energy vision.
Hanson got two standing ovations. She criticised the Liberal and Labor "uni-party".
She called Taylor a "smarmy management consultant". When Taylor dodged a question about mixed-right government leadership, the crowd jeered during his discussion with Karl Stefanovic.
Mainstream journalists were given "fake news" media passes. Some were barred from entry.
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- Hanson standing ovations
- Brisbane
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- Digital Duty of Care legislation
- Henderson topic
Why it mattersThe conference shows splits in the right-of-centre vote. It shows Hanson and One Nation have stronger grassroots momentum among conservative voters than the Coalition.
AustraliaThe crowd's response to Hanson versus Taylor signals One Nation may pull significant votes from the Coalition in the next federal election, potentially fragmenting the conservative base.
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