Should the media boycott Pauline Hanson?

5 Aug 2026 · 15 min

Episode Should the media boycott Pauline Hanson?

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Pauline Hanson wants to be the next Prime Minister but will avoiding scrutiny from some of the biggest media outlets in the country help her get there?

Or will the Trump-like tactic be a turn off for voters?

Today, former ABC correspondent Monica Attard from UTS on Senator Hanson's ban on several Australian news outlets and whether there’s any way to stop her doing it.

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Monica Attard, Co-Director of the Centre for Media Transition, University of Technology

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