One Nation’s Pauline Hanson says Anthony Albanese has ‘forgotten’ what it’s like to do it tough

Pauline Hanson is over the PM talking of being raised in a housing commission flat. “We’ve all done it tough,” she says. “The difference between him and I is that I’ve never forgotten.”

Pauline Hanson has accused Anthony Albanese of using his upbringing in a council unit to win “sympathy”, claiming the Prime Minister has forgotten what it’s like to do it tough and failed to tackle Australia’s housing crisis.

The One Nation leader launched the personal attack in an interview with The Daily Telegraph after the Labor government ignored her advocacy for Australia to ban foreigners from buying local homes, as Canada’s left-leaning Trudeau administration did earlier this year.

Senator Hanson said such a ban would reduce demand. She also said that foreigners who have already bought here should be forced to sell, to increase supply.

Ms Hanson claimed the PM was not doing enough to help Australians get into their own home, despite being raised in a housing commission unit. Mr Albanese has regularly referred to his humble beginnings in speeches.

In September, he even did an Australian Financial Review magazine photo-shoot in the flat, which is now occupied by someone else.

Pauline Hanson attacked Mr Albanese as being out of touch. Picture: Steve Pohlner

Ms Hanson described Mr Albanese’s references to his upbringing as an attempt to win “sympathy” among voters.

“We’ve all done it tough,” Ms Hanson said. “The difference between him and I is that I’ve never forgotten doing it tough.”

Anthony Albanese has forgotten what it’s like to do it tough, according to Ms Hanson. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett)

Ms Hanson said foreign students in Australia shouldn’t be allowed to buy any type of property.

At the moment, a temporary resident can, with government approval, buy one established home to live in while they are in Australia plus as many newly built homes as they want.

The established home must be sold within three months of leaving Australia. Ms Hanson claimed the Foreign Investment Review Board didn’t have the resources to check compliance with this requirement.

“The number of investigations is pathetic,” she said. “The only way people get picked up is if they are reported.”

The Telegraph sought comment from the office of the PM and the Treasurer prior to publication.

Originally published as One Nation’s Pauline Hanson says Anthony Albanese has ‘forgotten’ what it’s like to do it tough