Nation's Struggling Mums Pull Their Fingers Out After Learning That Pauline Hanson Didn't Need Childcare In 1980s Ipswich
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT JUST FIGURE IT OUT: The female voters of middle Australia, who make up the voting block
Nation's Struggling Mums Pull Their Fingers Out After Learning That Pauline Hanson Didn't Need Childcare In 1980s Ipswich
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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT
JUST FIGURE IT OUT: The female voters of middle Australia, who make up the voting block that has decided the last two federal election results, have today been inspired to just get on with it.
Whether they are young mums, aspiring mums, or childfree - Pauline Hanson has made it clear that she believes the political concerns of this cohort of voters are not the priorities of One Nation.
In her historic address at the National Press Club in Canberra on Tuesday, the darling of Australian media did not pull any punches when it came to the sisterhod.
As for reproductive health, Pauline Hanson has said she believes too many people are intentionally 'waiting until the last day of their pregnancy' before getting abortions. She also says she thinks young women need to be educated on contraception because they are showing a clear lack of responsibility.
As for those who do have children, Pauline Hanson is very open about her plans to wind back of paid parental leave, because "why should business pay [parents] if they're not at work?".
Hanson has long opposed a "welfare handout mentality" because she raised children as a "single mother and held down a part-time job" in the regional outskirts of Brisbane City when a family home cost about the same as a brand new Toyota and everyone lived walking distance for their homes, jobs and schools.
The One Nation leader also questioned these 'so-called' early childhood qualifications, and suggested that anyone could look after kids while their parents work, because childcare is an overrated leftie phenomena, and really, what is so bad about leaving your child in the hands of a charming priest or unemployed but affable local cat lady in 1980s regional Queensland?
As the Australian media shifts Pauline Hanson into the role of unofficial opposition leader with incessant media coverage that has all but drowned out the Coalition, these announcements appear bold.
Especially when considering the fact that Albanese's last opponent, Peter Dutton, lost in a bloodbath landslide at the 2025 election when he stoked the wrath of female voters by simply suggesting that maybe Australians are working from home too much.