Pauline Hanson is delighted Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are both using her policies
One Nation senator Pauline Hanson is delighted that both major parties appear to agree with some of her ideas, and is claiming credit for their policies.
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Pauline Hanson has claimed the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition have borrowed some of her policy ideas in an interview on the ABC’s 7.30.
Despite not regularly meeting with either leader, Senator Hanson has taken credit for policies put forward by both major parties, including the Coalition’s budget promise to halve the fuel excise for a year.
“The fuel tax excise, that was my policy that I released in February of this year,” Ms Hanson told host Sarah Ferguson on Thursday night.
The senator also took credit for the previous Coalition government’s fuel excise, saying, “it was my pushing the Morrison government in the lead-up to the election in 2019 that they brought in that single-month fuel excise tax.”
Anthony Albanese, who she said does not keep her abreast of what the government is planning, has also seen the merit of her policies, Ms Hanson claimed.
“I would say the Albanese government picked up my policy of stopping foreign investment of our homes in Australia for two years,” she said.
“They’ve both picked up my policies. It’s when you bring good ideas to parliament, that’s what it’s about, I don’t want a pat on the back.”
“If we can bring good policies that will benefit the Australian people, that’s my job as a politician.
“I think it’s wonderful they are both picking up my policies. It’s common sense policies.”
The One Nation Senator described Mr Dutton as “approachable” and said he has her support to become the next prime minister, although she said she has not met with him for quite some time.
Her words for Mr Albanese however, were decidedly harsher, and she described the Prime Minister as “rude” and “arrogant” when describing the way his government has been working with her.
“My job in the Senate is to look at all legislation that is being put forward and to actually pass it or try to improve it with amendments,” she said.
“This Albanese government hasn’t tried to work with me. I don’t get meetings, I’m not aware of what legislation is coming up.
“I think they’re arrogant, I think they’re rude, incompetent, and have not done the best thing.”
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