Subhead:Just moments before she hit the stage, the One Nation leader told me exactly why she thinks the political class wants her silenced.#
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I caught up with Pauline Hanson backstage at Melbourne’s ‘Put Australia First rally’ on Sunday, and she didn’t waste a second getting straight to the point. When I asked why she’d copped the harshest censure in parliamentary history despite other senators pulling far worse stunts, she didn’t hesitate: “Because I’m Pauline Hanson … I’m a threat to the establishment.”
That line sums up the mood here in Victoria. People are fed up with the state of the establishment, they’re frustrated and they’re desperate for someone to actually listen.
Thank you kindly @PaulineHansonOz we the Victorian people are truly grateful! 🙏🇦🇺 https://t.co/zLauUxcmkD
— Morgan C. Jonas 🇦🇺 (@morgancjonas) November 30, 2025
When I asked why it mattered so much for her to be here, she told me, “Because I’m a proud Australian. I think that Victoria is at an absolute basket case. The country has gone to wrack and ruin.” Hanson said locals keep pleading with her: “Come to Victoria. Please do something to help us down here.”
