Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club Speech Sparks Outrage

Australia's most powerful media club has a legitimacy problem

“I couldn’t be part of a Writers Festival accepting this dirty money from the Club.” Former ambassador Gregory Andrews resigns from Canberra Writers’ Festival over National Press Club links. Last week I resigned as Deputy Chair of the Canberra Writers Festival because I could no longer reconcile my governance responsibilities with the Festival’s funding and other links with the National Press Club. It wasn’t an easy decision, because I care abou…

Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club Speech Sparks Outrage

Quick Summary: Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club Speech Sparks Outrage Pauline Hanson delivered a controversial speech at the National Press Club on June 17, advocating for a monocultural Australia. Hanson’s speech was interrupted by a protest from GetUp, which accused her of hypocrisy on wages. The National Press Club referred the protest incident to the Australian Federal Police, keeping the story in the spotlight. Hanson’s ties with billi…