A good rule of thumb in Australian politics (and perhaps life in general) is that if you stand on the side of Pauline Hanson, you stand on the wrong side of history.
Last week, knee-deep in a PR blitz around attempts to reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), NDIS Minister Bill Shorten stood beside the One Nation leader to hammer home the importance of the new laws that Shorten is trying to implement.
“Changes [are] needed to be done and it [needs] to be cleaned up,” Hanson said. “And that’s why I’m here talking today and I’m supporting Mr Shorten on this legislation that’s been put forward.
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