‘An absolute joke': Pauline Hanson roasts Anthony Albanese for round table policy talks
One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says it is 'an absolute joke' that the Albanese government will have a round table in an attempt to come up with some economic policies.
'The whole fact is they are destroying the economy with their climate change policies,' Ms Hanson told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
'He [Anthony Albanese] needs to have a look at his own backyard.'
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