The One Nation leader was asked to condemn violence against women.
Advocates and experts said the comments were ignorant of the realities domestic and family violence victims face.
The One Nation leader has pinned the blame on media outlets covering comments she made that domestic violence is a "two-way street".
One Nation leader criticised by advocates after telling women being abused: ‘don’t put up with it’
Describing domestic violence as a “two-way street” only launders victim-blaming through the language of balance.
A woman in Australia is killed by someone she trusted every 11 days and misinformation about family violence does real harm to victims
Women being harmed or threatened by their partners follow Pauline Hanson’s advice all the time, but it’s not so simple. In many cases, it’s the last decision they make.
In newly surfaced podcast, the One Nation leader claimed family violence laws were a “cash cow” for women and that DV laws were diverting police from “real crime”.
One Nation leader labels family violence leave ‘ridiculous’ and decries ‘woke’ support of women’s rights in November podcast
In an unearthed interview, the senator suggested domestic violence was taking police away from ‘real crime’
Her description of domestic violence as “a two-way street” only diminishes the seriousness of the crime.
Readers respond with dismay to comments by Pauline Hanson on domestic violence.
The One Nation leader has allied herself with men’s rights activists for years, consistently suggesting women routinely make false allegations of violence