Pauline Hanson came out for the first time in an extended press conference. She talked about her policies for a royal commission into Islam and the banks. She said she had a “stop the boat” policy before Abbott. Hanson said the Coalition was not connecting with voters and Malcolm Turnbull was part of the problem due to his large house.
George Brandis, as leader of the senate, says he will work with all of the cross benches and he has already started making phone calls. Brandis says hundreds of thousands of people voted for Hanson because they share her views. “Of course we will work with her...the whole genius of parliamentary democracy brings together all the diverse views”.
Counting will continue in earnest tomorrow. Only teensy bits were done today.
Thanks for your company. I shall wander off into the sunset. Thanks to the brains trust including Katharine Murphy, Gareth Hutchens, Paul Karp, Greg Jericho, Helen Davidson and Calla Walquist.
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