The Populist: Aeroplanes and bulldozers | Episode 1 – podcast
Guardian AU
•Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:00:09 GMT
📰 What Happened
The Guardian has launched a new podcast called The Populist, all about Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Episode one is called 'Aeroplanes and bulldozers'.
Senior correspondent Sarah Martin reports the series. She spent months going through flight tracking data and expense records. Her aim was to find how much support One Nation gets from Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart.
In February, Hanson told Martin she was not being funded by Rinehart. The podcast says that answer was not true. Episode one covers the Farrer byelection and the National Press Club speech.
🔍 The Backstory
One Nation has become one of the fastest growing political forces in Australia. Gina Rinehart is a mining billionaire and the richest person in the country.
Martin worked with a team including writer Joe Koning and executive producers Marni Cordell and Shelley Hepworth. The podcast includes new reporting that had not been published before.
The episode points listeners to a related Guardian story about Hanson and Barnaby Joyce staying at Rinehart's Brisbane mansion.
🎯 Why It Matters
Money in politics is hard to see. This podcast asks who is paying for a growing political party, and whether voters are being told the truth.
The Guardian has launched a new podcast called The Populist, all about Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Episode one is called 'Aeroplanes and bulldozers'.
Senior correspondent Sarah Martin reports the series. She spent months going through flight tracking data and expense records. Her aim was to find how much support One Nation gets from Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart.
In February, Hanson told Martin she was not being funded by Rinehart. The podcast says that answer was not true. Episode one covers the Farrer byelection and the National Press Club speech.
One Nation has become one of the fastest growing political forces in Australia. Gina Rinehart is a mining billionaire and the richest person in the country.
Martin worked with a team including writer Joe Koning and executive producers Marni Cordell and Shelley Hepworth. The podcast includes new reporting that had not been published before.
The episode points listeners to a related Guardian story about Hanson and Barnaby Joyce staying at Rinehart's Brisbane mansion.
Money in politics is hard to see. This podcast asks who is paying for a growing political party, and whether voters are being told the truth.