Overview
- Pauline Hanson said she fired staffer Sean Black after opponents revealed his 2018 rape and violent assault convictions.
- Black had since been rehired to work at One Nation’s Brisbane headquarters, according to earlier News Corp reporting.
- Barnaby Joyce argued Black had done his time and said people with criminal records deserve a chance to work.
- Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said the rehiring makes it hard to take One Nation seriously on law and order and domestic violence.
- Hanson accused the Coalition of engaging in “gutter politics” over the disclosure and said her party would not play those games.