Pauline Hanson has celebrated electing a One Nation MP to the House of Representatives, saying she had broken a barrier many believed she could not achieve.
“Everyone ridiculed me, oh, you’ll never win a lower house seat, but we did yesterday with David Farley and I thank the people of Farrer for voting for One Nation,” she told Sky News.
“The major political parties have been so arrogant for too long, disregarding, disrespecting, taking the voters out there for granted, and knowing that they’ve run this country into the ground. I want my country back.”
Buoyed by last night’s success, Hanson signalled she would be taking policy more seriously.
“Now my work really starts for me because I’m coming after you with your policies,” she said.
“You can’t drill in this country. You can’t mine for gas. You can’t do anything. Well, I’m bringing out my gas policy next week. And I consulted with all the gas companies. I had them online, they said, my God, Pauline, we’ve never had this before. No one’s come to us for to ask for our opinion. Next one I’m going after is the agricultural industry. I want the farmers out there to tell me what they want, what changes need to happen, and I’m going to pull this country together.”
