11 September 2026
Back to Back Barries: Andrew Hastie v Pauline Hanson – video

Barrie Cassidy and Sean Kelly (filling in for Tony Barry this week) go straight to Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie’s recent stoush with Pauline Hanson over an animated cartoon. Is Hastie one of the few politicians willing to take on the leader of One Nation? And could this be the beginning of the Liberal party fighting back? Staying with One Nation, what does the coverage of Warren Pickering’s press conference this week say about how the media – and the public – treats political leaders differently? And the prime minister continues to face scrutiny over grants awarded to a golf club in his electorate ABC and the Guardian call on One Nation to reverse media ban amid censorship concerns Hastie accepts apology from Joyce over ‘traitor’ cartoon as Hanson doubles down and tells critics to ‘chill’ ABC and the Guardian call on One Nation to reverse media ban amid censorship concerns
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