Policy advisor Rinehart and One Nation’s three million dollar payday
6/12/202616 min
Pauline Hanson has spent decades casting herself as the outsider, the voice of people who feel ignored by the political class.
Now, One Nation is surging in the polls and in donations. On Friday their fundraising site crashed under the weight of more than three million dollars in new money, forcing Labor to treat Hanson less like a fringe dweller and more like a direct threat.
But as Hanson’s popularity grows, so does the scrutiny of what sits behind it. This week, she admitted she’s taking policy advice from Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart, the billionaire mining magnate she describes as a friend and supporter.
Today, contributing editor at The New Daily, Amy Remeikis, on Pauline Hanson’s growing momentum and the billionaire and corporate backing of her outsider politics.
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First 90 secondsDaniel James· Host0:00
[gentle music] I'm Daniel James and you're listening to 7AM. Pauline Hanson has spent decades casting herself as the outsider, the voice of people who feel ignored by the political class. Now, One Nation is surging in the polls and in donations. On Friday, their fundraising site crashed under the weight of over $3 million in new money, forcing Labor to treat Hanson less like a fringe dweller and more like a direct threat. But as Hanson's popularity grows, so does the scrutiny of what sits behind it. This week, she admitted she's taking policy advice from Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, the billionaire mining magnate she describes as a friend and supporter. Today, contributing editor at the New Daily, Amy Remeikis, on Pauline Hanson's growing momentum and the billionaire and corporate backing of her outsider politics. It's Saturday, June 13. Amy, good to see you as always. This week started with Labor running donation ads asking supporters for help to stop One Nation turning its polling momentum into seats, which seems to have quickly turned into a big boost [chuckles] for One Nation. How did that play out?
Amy Remeikis· Guest1:24
So Labor started the week with their own, uh, social media ads asking