Pauline Hanson has backed penalty rate cuts, reasserted her respect for Vladimir Putin and described successive governments’ vaccination policies as blackmail. So many Australians here want that leadership here in Australia.”Bill Shorten immediately condemned Hanson’s support of Putin. “I have grown with it, I think become a bit older, a bit wiser and better informed with politics,” Hanson said. Asked if she supported the cut, Hanson said, “I think, in principle, yes, I do”. When it was suggested a lot of her supporters would be impacted by the decision, Hanson said “I’m hoping to give small businesses a chance for growth”.

Source: The Guardian March 05, 2017 00:11 UTC