Pauline Hanson on the money with toad cull plan
Scoff all you like about Pauline Hanson, but the savvy and experienced politician knows how to get voters to tune in at a time when so many others sound like white noise, writes Renee Viellaris.
SCOFF all you like about Pauline Hanson, but the savvy and experienced politician knows how to get voters to tune in at a time when so many others sound like white noise.
The One Nation Leader has again picked an issue sure to be a hit at backyard barbecues across the state.
PAULINE’S RADICAL PLAN TO BLITZ CANE TOADS
It’s not as dire as national security, job growth or having enough money to pay for key national services, but cane toads are a growing environmental problem — and an increasingly annoying one.
Imagine having to navigate your way through hordes of jumping pests every night when watering the garden, hanging out the washing or getting to your front door.
Imagine having to keep your pet bowls off the ground because cane toads gorge themselves on pet food.
They poison our family pets and kill our native wildlife.
It’s not an issue for you if you live in a city apartment, but then again, it’s just another example of city slickers not knowing what it’s like to live in regional communities.
It is estimated there are almost 200 million of these pests, which were imported to North Queensland in the 1930s to eradicate cane beetles.
The purist of politicians may argue the issue is not one for Canberra but an issue that rests with states or councils.
That argument does not fly because cane toads have become a national problem that needs a national solution.
But it also shows why Hanson is such a good politician. She knows what people are talking about. She knows how to pick an issue that resonates in regional Australia.
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