Pauline Hanson will deliver her first formal address to the National Press Club in Canberra on June 17, 2026, marking a significant milestone in her three-decade political career.  This appearance comes as One Nation surges to 29% in primary polling, surpassing both Labor and the Coalition, with Hanson herself overtaking Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as the preferred prime minister.

High stakes and scrutiny define the event, with analysts viewing it as a critical test of whether Hanson can transition One Nation from a protest movement into a legitimate alternative government.  While her ally Barnaby Joyce has warned her to prepare for aggressive "steak knife" questioning from the press gallery, Hanson intends to use the platform to outline long-term policies rather than just attacking major parties. Left-wing protesters are expected to rally outside the venue in Barton, though ACT Policing has stated that only peaceful demonstration will be tolerated.

Key policy areas Hanson is expected to address or has recently highlighted include:

Halving the fuel excise and cutting electricity prices by 20%.
Legislating income splitting for families and tax relief for self-funded retirees.
Reducing beer excise and increasing Medicare rebates.
Defining One Nation's stance on immigration and economic management amidst cost-of-living pressures.

This is their current policy ...

Pro-Life

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation acknowledges the scientific fact that a human being’s life begins in the womb.

We were horrified when State Governments passed legislation which legalised abortion up until birth for any reason. This law is one of the most extreme in the western world.

One Nation will seek every opportunity to roll back brutal and extreme abortion law so that both unborn babies and pregnant women will have a level of legal and medical protection once again.

One Nation will:

Reduce the gestational limit for abortions - Current legislation in some states allows the abortion of an unborn child up until the day of birth.

Ban sex-selective abortion - Sex-selective abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of a child. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common where male children are valued over females.

Implement counselling and other safeguards - Women who may be considering an abortion must be provided counselling and compassionate assistance.

Medical care for babies born alive during an abortion - Neonatal care must be provided to babies born alive during an abortion, as would be given to any other child born at the same stage of pregnancy and in the same medical condition.

Anaesthetised abortion - Current procedures across Australia only offer the mother anaesthetic when performing a surgical abortion.
Restore Doctor’s Rights - Reinstitute a doctor’s full right to a full conscientious objection to abortion.

Ban organ harvesting - Prevent the use of aborted baby organs.

Mandate data reporting - Current legislation fails to report abortion rates in some states.

https://www.onenation.org.au/pro-life

In some states abortions are legal up to full gestation*.

I note that only about 1% of abortions happen after 23 weeks.

Personally, I think abortions should be allowed without restriction, but I can see that banning "gender based" abortions would be a good move.

*

Seems reasonable to me.

When I say "Seems reasonable to me."

I mean the current settings:

Full-Term/Very Late Stage: In jurisdictions like New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia, abortions can be performed up to full term, but only under highly specific medical circumstances and following rigorous multidisciplinary assessment (such as severe fetal anomalies or a threat to the mother's life/well-being)

I don't support ON policy on removing the right to abortion in late stage.


However, I will be voting for them in the hope that they get rid of Albo and Gomer. 

In any case, the laws on abortion are mostly state based so I don't see ON federally being able to do much about that.

Even in the states, if they were able to form a coalition government, I reckon they would have an awfully hard time trying to change abortion laws.

Pauline Hanson opposes a pay rise for workers.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 17^th, 2026 at 3:24pm:


Yes, but in the context of ON's low energy prices (achieved via Oz's vast gas and coal reserves) and low immigration, and hence low inflation, low interest rates,  affordable housing, and low cost of living.

She gave a spirited address to the NPC today, without any mistakes - unlike Barnaby who garbled ON's housing policy last week.

My own view re renewables is they should be funded by ex nihilo money creation in the World Bank/IMF**, and dispersed according to each nation's capacity to transition to the green economy, since zero emissions is a global requirement.

**because taxpayers can't afford the $trillions required to build the smart grid and renewables storage necessary to replace 24/7 fossil power. )

But Pauline:  Oz doesn't have large oil reserves, so we would still need to import expensive petrol and diesel - another reason to go green where possible.   

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 17^th, 2026 at 4:06pm:


I disagree.

Apparently the NPC executives had no idea about the stunt - the poster was torn down after a minute (I dont think Pauline even saw it.)

Couldn't see the bottom bit, apparently accusing Pauline of accepting a large wage increase - which is handed to all politicians via an independent body.

The real problem for ON is the fossil-based  economy is on the way out - the rest of the world (even many US states in Trump's America) is moving on.

Otherwise she presented cogent arguments.

Meanwhile, your acceptance of the mainstream balanced govt. budget delusion is the reason why all political parties around the globe are on the nose ... a fate ON won't be able to escape if it is ever elected. 

https://billmitchell.org/blog/?p=63230

Can capitalism survive? Not if we want to solve the climate and poverty crisis

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 17^th, 2026 at 4:46pm:


Just as your ignorance of what is causing the collapse in support for ALL political parties is apparently entrenched...

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 17^th, 2026 at 4:46pm:


You dopey clown, Pauline