Eew! what a horrible mental image: Pauline "flirting" with Albo.
Hanson flirts with Labor, warns Morrison
ROSIE LEWIS
12:00 AM JULY 11, 2019
Pauline Hanson has pledged to contest the next election and warned Scott Morrison he shouldn’t disregard her in the 46th parliament
as she builds a “more functional” relationship with Labor and Anthony Albanese.
The One Nation leader revealed she has a “better working relationship” with the new Opposition Leader than his predecessor, Bill Shorten, who she only met a “couple” of times in three years.
The new rapport between Senator Hanson and Mr Albanese, which began in earnest in late 2017 when they participated in a parliamentary delegation to India, suggests a possible shift between the two parties, which have rarely worked together to legislate reforms or block government bills.
Senator Hanson said she texted her congratulations to Mr Albanese when he was elected Labor leader and within about half an hour he phoned her.
“He thanked me for my congratulations and he also said his door is open to me any time I want to talk about anything. I’ve had more of a conversation with him (Mr Albanese) than I’ve had with the Prime Minister since the election,” Senator Hanson said.
“I’ve got a better working relationship with Anthony Albanese. It’s definitely more functional (than with Mr Shorten).“I’m cautious of the Labor Party and I’m very cautious of the Liberals and Nationals, and very much so of the Greens, but I believe it’s important for me to talk to all sides of politics and try and find the best outcomes in legislation.”
Senator Hanson, who yesterday met fisherman Bill Waldon, whose family business in Queensland’s Marlborough region has been affected by the expansion of the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, said there had been no “meaningful engagement” with Mr Morrison since the election.
The Prime Minister directed the Liberal Party to preference One Nation below Labor, which left Senator Hanson “disgusted”.
“After the next election, things may change. He doesn’t want to disregard me. Don’t write me off now,” Senator Hanson said.
“They may feel they don’t need my vote but (One Nation senator) Malcolm (Roberts) is here for the next six years and I’ll be standing for re-election.”
The One Nation leader was highly critical of Mr Shorten when he was opposition leader, enlisting Mark Latham to voice robocalls during the Longman by-election urging voters not to support Labor.
“I just didn’t connect with Bill Shorten and I didn’t like him,” Senator Hanson said.
Labor under Mr Shorten preferenced One Nation last in a bid to “stop the crazy extremists from getting oxygen”.
Mr Shorten declined to respond to her comments.
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