Media union blasts Pauline Hanson’s ‘bitter, unprofessional’ attack on Guardian journalist
Summary
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson criticized Guardian journalist Sarah Martin for asking about Hanson’s daughter’s political work and said Martin would be banned from future events. Media unions, journalists, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned Hanson’s actions, defending press freedom and public broadcasters SBS and ABC.Key Facts
- Pauline Hanson called Guardian journalist Sarah Martin “trashy” for asking about Hanson’s daughter’s employment with a One Nation senator.
- Hanson said she would ban Martin and other media outlets like the ABC and Guardian from attending her events.
- Media unions called Hanson’s attack unprofessional and an attack on press freedom.
- Prime Minister Albanese said excluding media or cutting funding to public broadcasters is harmful to democracy.
- The parliamentary press gallery committee opposed threats to ban journalists from doing their jobs.
- Hanson proposed shutting down SBS and making ABC partly subscription based for cities.
- Media experts warned that reducing support for ABC and SBS would harm trustworthy news sources and democracy.
- ABC said universal free access to its services is important in a time when most news is behind paywalls.
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