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Knives out for Hanson staffer Ashby, accused of profiting off candidates

Primrose Riordan
Primrose RiordanSenior Reporter
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Pauline Hanson's right-hand man, James Ashby, is being accused of "intimidating" One Nation candidates into using two signage business controlled by him in order to make a profit.

The accusations, from former One Nation treasurer Ian Nelson, claim Mr Ashby improperly profited by using his influence as Senator Hanson's key adviser to direct business to the Sunshine Coast businesses, Coastal Signs & Printing and Black Bull.

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Primrose Riordan covers private companies and family offices from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. Primrose was previously a correspondent for the Financial Times and covered foreign affairs and politics in Canberra. Primrose has won multiple awards for her journalism including from The National Press Club, SABEW in the US and Press Gazette in the UK. Message Primrose on Signal: https://tinyurl.com/PrimroseSignal Connect with Primrose on Facebook and Twitter. Email Primrose at primrose.riordan@afr.com

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