Club Speech

Activist group GetUp! claims responsibility for incident, saying ‘we thought the occasion deserved some honesty’Australian federal police are investigating a protest incident during Pauline Hanson’s speech at the National Press Club, after political activist group, Get Up, claimed responsibility for the stunt.In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the National Press Club said it had referred the incident to police after concluding none of its own staff were involved. Continue reading...

One Nation leader uses the platform to rail against multiculturalism, the climate change “hoax” and the mediaA nationally televised address to the National Press Club was perhaps the clearest proof yet of Pauline Hanson’s arrival in the mainstream of Australian politics.The One Nation leader used the platform to rail against multiculturalism, the climate change “hoax” and the media in a speech that was interrupted by a protest highlighting her opposition to wage rises for the lowest-paid workers. Continue reading...

One Nation leader denounces high immigration levels, Islam, transgender rights, the ABC and the Guardian in inflammatory addressFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson has declared Australia cannot be multicultural and must exist as a “monocultural society”, warning high migration had caused the country to lose its identity and national values.In an inflammatory address to the National Press Club in Canberra, the One Nation leader pledged to axe SBS and overhaul the ABC if she wins the next federal election, including imposing a licence fee for metropolitan households to watch the public broadcaster. Regional services would be protected. Continue reading...