Overview
- Pauline Hanson addressed CPAC’s Circle Retreat and Gala at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, lauding the president and castigating both Labor and the Coalition.
- She has been in the United States for weeks and missed a fortnight of parliamentary sittings to attend the exclusive forum, where tickets ranged from US$5,000 to US$25,000.
- In the speech she described Australia as an “economic and social tinderbox” and backed Trump’s immigration actions and global tariffs.
- One Nation points to record polling of roughly 12–15% and says membership has doubled since May, with Hanson saying she is eyeing the prime ministership.
- Photos placed her alongside mining magnate Gina Rinehart at Mar-a-Lago, as reporting continues that Barnaby Joyce is flirting with a switch to One Nation.