Steve Mav endorsed by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation for the Tasmanian senate

A sign-waving maverick from Hobart has been endorsed by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party as their lead Tasmanian Senate candidate for the next federal election.

A sign-waving maverick from Hobart has been endorsed by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party as their lead Tasmanian Senate candidate for the next federal election.

The unconventional Steve Mav is a serial political candidate who is best known for standing at busy highways waving his big orange political placards.

He’s previously run as an independent for parliament, the senate, and for Brighton mayor, but has never been voted in.

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Mr Mav is a strident critic of “greenies”, QR code check-ins, “Covid-19 hysteria”, paedophiles, communists, and “climatards” who advocate for net zero emissions by 2050.

Among other things, he supports “true blue” Aussie battlers, Donald Trump, patriotism, the concept of freedom, and the death penalty.

However, Mr Mav said his main election platform would be supporting four super-health clinics for Tasmania, two in the north and two in the south.

He said the four clinics would be funded by scrapping the “dud” Battery of the Nation project to expand Tasmania’s hydro-electric capacities.

“Tasmania has the worst health system of any state in the country. We’ve been in this position for over 30 years and going backwards,” Mr Mav said.

Senator Pauline Hanson, Leader of the Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

“1 in 10 Tasmanians is currently on a waiting list trying to get elective surgery in a hospital. It’s a disgrace and as a PHON Senator, I will use my position in the Australian Senate to strike a deal with the Federal Government. Pauline will back me all the way.”

Pauline Hanson said she was confident in backing Steve Mav as their top pick for the senate.

“I’m pleased to announce Steve Mav as my number one senate lead candidate in Tasmania for the upcoming federal election,” Ms Hanson said.

“We are of the same value, we believe in the same objectives, we have the same passion for Australia.”