‘Smarmy management consultant’: Hanson attacks Taylor, Liberals in fiery CPAC speech

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor addressed a conservative conference in Brisbane, presenting themselves as conservative alternatives to the current government. While focusing her criticism primarily on the Albanese government, Senator Hanson also took aim at the Liberal Party for its past commitments to climate targets and the creation of the eSafety Commissioner.

Hanson pledged to hold a royal commission into net zero climate targets if her party were elected. She described Opposition Leader Angus Taylor as a "smarmy management consultant" and criticized the Liberal Party for signing Australia up to Paris climate commitments and creating the eSafety Commissioner. Taylor, on the other hand, made only one apparent reference to One Nation during his speech, acknowledging past mistakes by the Coalition government, including signing up to net zero and spending during the pandemic.

Both leaders emphasized their willingness to work with the other party if it meant removing the Labor government from power. Despite her harsh rhetoric against the Coalition, Hanson stressed that One Nation would work with them to bring about change if elected.