Pauline Hanson was once dubbed ‘queen of the men’s rights movement’. Her 30-year career shows why

Over recent weeks, Pauline Hanson made headlines for her comments on domestic violence. She declared domestic violence is “a two-way street”. Media outlets then unearthed a 2025 podcast episode in which Hanson called paid domestic and family violence leave a “holiday”, and alleged domestic violence diverts police attention away from “real crime”. While Hanson says her comments were taken out of context, her stance on domestic violence is not new. In fact, as I chart in a forthcoming piece in…