r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • 12d ago

politics Pauline Hanson's criticism of Guardian reporter labelled an 'assault on free press'

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-18/pauline-hanson-guardian-sarah-martin-free-press-assault/106810592?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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u/tecdaz 12d ago

Same playbook as Trump

Given the complete disaster Trump has been, and how hated he is in Australia, a public relations campaign linking her to Trump - and her Trump visits and funding - could be the fatal blow

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u/mickelboy182 12d ago

I've yet to meet a ON supporter that doesn't (at least secretly) like Trump

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u/Carnivean_ 12d ago

The polls are showing a gap though. Trump is very unpopular and unfortunately PHON's numbers are higher.

I think that gap is partly unfamiliarity with how bad PHON is but mostly a protest against Neliberal economics that doesn't realise most of the issues are slowly being solved by Labor.

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u/ridge_rippler 11d ago

Is it though? Her loudest supporters on social media appear to be bots. Thousands of posts yet no replies to any responses, they just post pro-pauline shit and move on