Margaret Pinwill

PAULINE HANSON demonstrates why she is not fit to lead a government, let alone a political party, in the clip below. The clip also suggests that Barnaby Joyce may have made a rather unfortunate career decision joining ONE NATION. He looks like a broken man. See for yourself. And what has Pauline got her knickers in a knot about? A PROPERTY OWNED BY FOREIGN INTERESTS BEING SOLD TO FOREIGN INTERESTS! Yes, really. LOL. Rushy (Not RUSHKY) Lagoon has largely been under full or partial foreign ownership since the 1960s, and was entirely foreign-owned for the 30 years preceding its latest sale. But this is Pauline Hanson, so naturally, there's a conspiracy lurking somewhere. 1. MY UNDERSTANDING — OTHERWISE KNOWN AS NO EVIDENCE “My understanding is that many Australians wanted to buy it,” says Hanson. MY UNDERSTANDING? BASED ON WHAT, PAULINE? My understanding is that I wanted to buy it too. Unfortunately, I was $142 million short. Perhaps Jim and Jane, whose café went into liquidation after 12 months, fancied buying it as well. Wanting to buy something and having the financial capacity to buy it are two entirely different fucking things. “My understanding” isn't evidence. It's speculation wearing a cheap suit. 2. THE GOVERNMENT “PROPPED UP THE PRICE” No, they didn't, Pauline. The government, through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, took an EQUITY POSITION, investing $69 million of taxpayer-backed capital — nearly 50% of the total investment. That's Australian taxpayers gaining a substantial financial stake in a property that was previously 100% FOREIGN-OWNED FOR 30 YEARS. Taking an equity position is not evidence of artificially inflating a property's price. 3. AND THEN THERE'S THE FAMILY BUSINESS! At the Airport interview, when a reporter mentions her daughter, Lee Hanson, Pauline replies: “Oh, don't worry, I've got her working.” Indeed you have, Pauline! Your daughter, LEE HANSON, has a taxpayer-funded position reportedly worth up to $183,000 a year, working as a senior adviser to NSW One Nation Senator SEAN BELL. Bell, incidentally, was a QUEENSLAND RESIDENT and Pauline Hanson's former staffer before being appointed to fill a NSW Senate vacancy following Warwick Stacey's resignation. And where does Lee work? TASMANIA! According to The Guardian, Lee has been working remotely from Tasmania without the required ministerial approval. Now, isn't that interesting? Pauline, weren't you the one insisting that government employees should get back into the office rather than work from home? Apparently, working remotely is a terrible thing — unless it's YOUR daughter. WORK FROM HOME FOR THEE, BUT SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FAMILY? And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Unsubstantiated assertions dressed up as insider knowledge, an equity investment spun into a government conspiracy, and a rather convenient family arrangement. Pauline, if you're going to blabber unsupported nonsense, twist financial facts and give the impression that the rules don't apply to your own family, #NOISY is going to roast you. Get out of Parliament, Pauline. And do it fast.