Jun 17, 2026 – 3.58pmOne Nation leader Pauline Hanson has suggested that paid parental leave be scaled back or abolished as she demanded the industrial relations system be rebalanced in favour of struggling small business owners.In a wide-ranging and at times dramatic appearance at the National Press Club, Hanson also pledged, if elected, to apply greater regulation to artificial intelligence, abolish SBS, turn the ABC into a subscription service, and wind up the departments of climate change and Aboriginal affairs.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles