Andrew Hastie provided a furious alternative to kowtowing to One Nation. Will it stick? | Sarah Martin
Backed by billionaires Gina Rinehart and Kerry Stokes, Pauline Hanson has unleashed on the Coalition MP, but he is showing how to hit back The Populist: a podcast series about how Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is gaining ground in Australia Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson has made a career of pushing the boundaries in order to grab a headline. Whether it…
Andrew Hastie, a Liberal MP and former SAS soldier, has been criticised by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. According to The Guardian Australia, Hanson has made a career of pushing boundaries to grab headlines, including meeting with right-wing figures and making contentious statements.
Hastie has been backed by his party, with Shadow Home Affairs Minister Jonno Duniam, as reported by ABC News AU, calling on Hanson to explain a cartoon that refers to Hastie as a "traitor" eight times. The cartoon, which also calls Hastie a "gutless maggot", has been criticised by politicians across the spectrum.
Hanson's attacks on Hastie have been backed by billionaires Gina Rinehart and Kerry Stokes, as per The Guardian Australia. Crikey reports that Hastie's fight with One Nation and Rinehart is revealing his ability to cut through and potentially turn the tables on Hanson.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Guardian Australia, Crikey, ABC News AU, The Guardian — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
