June 17, 2026 — 3:32pm
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called a journalist “trashy”, said there are too many abortions in Australia, and even swung behind AI red tape during her first appearance at the National Press Club in Canberra.
Here are the key moments from the senator’s speech and subsequent grilling by journalists.
Pauline Hanson’s first-ever national press club speech was temporarily disrupted after a banner unfurled behind her on stage.
The banner stated: “I opposed a pay rise for workers.” There was also a footnote that said Hanson had taken a $100,000 pay rise for herself.
