Fed up Pauline Hanson puts all media ‘on notice’

SOON-to-be Senator Pauline Hanson is fed up with how her return to parliament has been reported and she’s not going to take it quietly.

Pauline Hanson has officially ‘put all media on notice’. Picture: Facebook

LOOK out newshounds, Pauline Hanson has put the media on notice.

The One Nation leader and soon-to-be Senator is fed up with how her return to parliament has been reported by the nation’s newspapers, and is threatening to withhold interviews throughout her senate term.

“Up to their old tricks again, I can’t believe it,” the straight talking politician said in a video shared with her Facebook fans.

“It’s like (the media) use me as a punching bag. Let’s have a swipe at her, let’s have a go, let’s sensationalise a story, use Pauline Hanson.

“Well guys, I’ll tell you something: not interested. And neither is the public.”

Ms Hanson said it was “no wonder” newspaper sales and TV ratings were declining.

“Because no one wants to know what you have to say because you can’t tell the truth. People are over it,” she said.

She warned her 130,000 followers on the social networking site not to believe what was written about her in newspapers, “unless you see me live on TV or hear me live on radio”.

Ms Hanson did not mention online news publications in her rant.

She recommended citizen journalism app Newzulu, which she claimed threatened the future of the media.

“It might be another way to go, then you won’t need media at all. You guys will all be out of a job,” she laughed.

“So what I’m saying is, get your act together. I could be in parliament for up to six years. I wouldn’t mind a working relationship with you. But if you’re not going to give me a fair go, don’t come knocking on my door, cause you ain’t going to get an interview out of me.”

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Ms Hanson is expected to claim a Senate seat in Queensland, along with up to three of her One Nation colleagues. She believes as many as six of her party’s Senate candidates could be installed in parliament once counting is finalised.

Although the senator-to-be is regularly critical of news outlets, she has been using media coverage to her advantage for the past 20 years.

Leading up to Saturday’s election, the controversial Queenslander was not only afforded a platform for her messages but was being paid to appear in the living rooms of Australians through Seven’s breakfast program Sunrise.

She also appeared on Nine, SBS, and was granted media coverage from various outlets throughout the election campaign, communicating her policies and messages to the public.