Updated Sep 13, 2026 – 7.24am, first published at 7.17am8 mins ago – 7.24AMBowen condemns Hanson as Gina Rinehart’s puppetJoseph LewChris Bowen has condemned Pauline Hanson for refusing to delete or apologise for a cartoon calling Liberal MP Andrew Hastie a “traitor”, as he suggested the One Nation leader was putting the interests of Australia’s richest woman ahead of regular voters.The Climate Change and Energy Minister told reporters on Saturday the personal attacks for testifying against alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith were inappropriate, given Hastie’s military service in Afghanistan.“You can debate policy, but you shouldn’t attack the person like Pauline Hanson has been attacking Andrew Hastie, especially a decorated war veteran,” Bowen told a press conference in Sydney.“Ultimately, Andrew Hastie showed the bravery to go to Afghanistan in a uniform. Pauline Hanson doesn’t have the bravery to stand in front of a TV camera if an ABC journalist is present, so Pauline Hanson is not in any position to lecture anyone else about bravery.”