Pauline Hanson praises Donald Trump’s controversial policies at Mar-a-Lago conference while slamming Labor and Coalition
The One Nation leader delivered a scathing assessment of Australia while missing two weeks of parliament.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has slammed Australia under Anthony Albanese as a “socialist nightmare” on a dangerous path in a fiery address at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Just weeks after the prime minister was praised by President Trump at his first face-to-face meeting, the One Nation leader has accused Anthony Albanese of trashing the country at a conference for US conservatives.
It comes as the latest poll figures show her party is tracking a primary vote of 15 per cent, closing the gap with the Coalition on just 24 per cent.
Describing climate change as the “greatest hoax” of this century, the newly resurgent political leader predicted that support for her party will only grow and overtake the Coalition as a major party.
But she’s accused the newly re-elected Albanese Government of trashing Australian values and putting the country on a dangerous path.
“There’s an Australian concept we refer to as ‘a fair go’,’’ she said.
“It’s the Australian way – or at least it used to be.
“But now we have an Australian government which puts the interests of terrorist states, authoritarian regimes, foreign migrants, trans activists, environmental extremists, and corrupt union bosses before the interests of the Australian people.
“We don’t want the socialist nightmare Albanese and Labor have planned for us,’’ she told the crowd.
Praising President Trump’s presidency, she told the US crowd it was “wonderful to be in America with a re-energised, strong, and patriotic leader who has the best interests of his people at heart.”
“Like Trump, I strongly support tariffs on countries that unfairly compete with our own industries and manufacturing with grossly unfair advantages – especially when it comes to energy and wage advantages; you’ve been able to save so many of your industries and draw many others back to America as a result of that strong decision,’’ she said.
Climate change a ‘global hoax’
As the Coalition wrestled with the way forward on net zero, she praised the US President for dumping climate change targets.
“(President Trump) has pulled out of the outrageously destructive Paris Agreement, which continues to make countries like Australia so much poorer, and he’s supercharged mining, gas, and oil projects by removing government red tape with his great slogan: Drill Baby Drill,’’ she said.
“Australia, on the other hand, has become an economic and social tinderbox that was created by successive Labor and coalition governments.
“We have a Labor Government (which is your equivalent of far left Democrats), led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
“A prime minister who is seen by the majority of Australians to be putting our country on a dangerous path.
“Australia is a nation that produces just 1.1 per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, yet we’re driving our economy into the ground with an estimated eight trillion dollar spend on this unachievable dream of net zero.
“The man-made climate change falsehood is this century’s greatest hoax, and it’s killing trillions of dollars’ worth of investment throughout Australia.
“I will not allow Australia’s economy to be destroyed by unelected globalists while the UN permits China and India – which produce more than 40 per cent of the world’s carbon emissions – to get off scot-free.”
Albanese’s ‘measly’ victory
With Republicans watching her speech as the only Australian invitee, she also rubbished Anthony Albanese’s victory.
“He governs our country with a measly 34.4 per cent of the vote – the second-lowest winning margin in Australian history,’’ she said.
“Under Labor’s weak governance, Australia is being flooded with up to 740,000 migrants a year.
“That’s despite a housing crisis where we have more than 280,000 Australians being assisted by specialist homeless services.
“Mass immigration is one of the key reasons inflation remains higher than normal in Australia; meanwhile, our national debt has crashed through the trillion-dollar mark, which means higher interest and higher taxes.
“Australia is taking in the same hateful, radical migrants from countries that are having an enormous impact on the UK and so many European nations right now, and we’re seeing the aftermath with frequent machete attacks, violent home invasions, and weekly pro-Palestine protests across our major cities.
“Sadly, we’re starting to see some suburbs in Australia become virtual no-go zones for women who aren’t dressed in head-to-toe coverings.”
“It didn’t happen by accident, and if you speak out about it, you’re branded Islamophobic, racist, or even a Nazi.”
Welcome to Country slammed
Ms Hanson also took aim at “these outrageous ‘welcome to country’ formalities that were not a standard practice pre-1970s.”
“They’re held at sporting events, the start of our parliament, and so many other public events,’’ she told her US audience.
“We’re even forced to hear them every time we land at an Australian airport.”
Ms Hanson skipped a fortnight of parliament to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida.
“One Nation’s strength is growing, and I want to build on this strength so that we become a party that will form a government in Australia,’’ she said.
“God bless America and God help Australia!”
