Activist group claim responsibility for Pauline Hanson Press Club protest
Pauline Hanson used her first National Press Club appearance to promote sweeping cuts to public servants, multiculturalism, net zero and SBS.
- On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson outlined a right-wing agenda at the National Press Club in Canberra, proposing to abolish net-zero, multiculturalism, and Indigenous programs while establishing an official Australian "monoculture."
- During the address, left-wing campaign group GetUp disrupted proceedings by lowering a "drop down screen" behind Senator Pauline Hanson, prompting the National Press Club to refer the incident to ACT Policing.
- The National Press Club rejected GetUp staffer David Sharaz's membership application on Thursday and banned all GetUp employees from future events after security video allegedly showed him filming the banner stunt.
- Senator Pauline Hanson berated reporters from The Guardian and SBS during her address, calling journalist Sarah Martin "trashy" for questions about her daughter Lee Hanson and threatening to ban The Guardian.
- The Federal Parliament Press Gallery committee condemned threats to ban journalists, stating the ability to question politicians is a fundamental function, as One Nation's profile climbs and coverage of Hanson's "we are one nation under one flag" rhetoric increases.
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