'You better think again': Hanson names Liberal leader she'd prefer over 'smarmy' Taylor
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•Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:26:08 +0000
📰 What Happened
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has named who she would rather see lead the Liberals. She dismissed Opposition Leader Angus Taylor as a ‘smarmy management consultant’ and said Tim Wilson was ‘full of himself’. She said she would prefer a senior figure no longer in parliament, widely understood to be Josh Frydenberg. Hanson still offered to work with the Coalition to remove Labor from government.
🔍 The Backstory
Angus Taylor became the first sitting Opposition leader to speak at the Australian CPAC in Brisbane. The Coalition and One Nation are competing for the same right-wing voters. Hanson said neither party could govern alone, so they should work together. Opposition frontbenchers hit the media on Sunday after the conference.
🎯 Why It Matters
It shows how the right side of politics is splitting and jostling for power, which could decide who governs Australia next.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has named who she would rather see lead the Liberals. She dismissed Opposition Leader Angus Taylor as a ‘smarmy management consultant’ and said Tim Wilson was ‘full of himself’. She said she would prefer a senior figure no longer in parliament, widely understood to be Josh Frydenberg. Hanson still offered to work with the Coalition to remove Labor from government.
Angus Taylor became the first sitting Opposition leader to speak at the Australian CPAC in Brisbane. The Coalition and One Nation are competing for the same right-wing voters. Hanson said neither party could govern alone, so they should work together. Opposition frontbenchers hit the media on Sunday after the conference.
It shows how the right side of politics is splitting and jostling for power, which could decide who governs Australia next.