I do have to question if that is giving her more attention, eg. "interrupted by protest banner" vs "Pauline Hanson's press club address" really what we want?
With that out the way she said all the things that would have conservatives locked down for their vote, I don't think it'll be enough to topple Labor but I can definitely see them collapsing the national party and liberal party vote significantly, a one nation opposition party, what a world
Muslims, transgenders, australian culture, immigration, cost of living...the stars have aligned for her it seems
Where are you seeing promotion from the mass media? Not just like reporting on what she says but actually promoting her
Fair call, promotion wasn't the best word. What I meant to say was, they give her airtime without criticism - I'd say that's a form of support, for a similar reason to your concern about giving her attention. Even if we're talking about cases where the reporting is neutral, factual and with minimal bias, it's still selected and reported on regularly, and that shapes the worldview of the audience, especially if the heavily-flawed ideas Hanson espouses aren't addressed in the reporting. Repeating their messages verbatim through a megaphone is spreading their ideas - outlets almost never do the same with open neo-Nazis' speeches, for obvious reasons.
And as is common knowledge, there are additionally some mass media favourably promoting PHON, like Sky News, who have already called this event a "failed stunt" (lol)
That's kind of what I'm a bit worried about, they will use this to fuel the war they think they're having
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-18/pauline-hanson-press-club-address/106809434
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And to emphasise my perspective, it's harmful to supply "airtime without criticism" - that stunt drew attention to a sharp critique. It hijacked what would have otherwise been a notable occasion regardless. And as a minor side effect, the event highlighted the party's fragility.
Gina rinehart literally bought 10% of Channel 7. Thats why it feels like every 2 posts is a "pauline is great" post on facebook
Facebook has been cooker island for years now, I was sad that under 16's got banned from Facebook but over 65's didn't get the same treatment
This is what I'm really worried about. The Facebook feed is seriously a never ending stream of concentrated propaganda. I know my mum and one of my siblings are both slurping it up on the daily and it's making them crazy, and they're far from unusual cases.