One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has boasted about her new private plane and multimillion-dollar donations, taking a shot at the major parties in the process about how many more \u201cregional towns\u201d she will be able to visit and lure to the populist party. <\/p>\n
Less than a fortnight out from the Farrer by-election in southwestern NSW, Senator Hanson took to X on Wednesday morning to announce her \u201csexy\u201d new aircraft, with a special shout-out to her high-profile contributors. <\/p>\n
Senator Hanson thanked stockbroker Angus Aitken and his wife Sarah, who donated more than $200,000 last year to conservative outfit Advance Australia, for their \u201cenormous $1 million investment\u201d in the One Nation team.<\/p>\n
Former Northern Territory chief minister Adam Giles and Professor Ian Plimer were also praised for their two donations of $500,000. The \u201ctremendous friends of One Nation\u201d currently work for billionaire Gina Rinehart as the chief executive of Hancock Agriculture and executive director of Hancock Energy. <\/p>\n
Senator Hanson also lashed back at the heat she had previously received about her trips in Ms Rinehart\u2019s private plane, with the mining magnate proving one of the politician\u2019s biggest backers. <\/p>\n
\u201cBREAKING NEWS \u2013 I\u2019ve got a new plane, Sarah,\u201d Senator Hanson wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes it was donated. Yes I\u2019m super happy. Yes it\u2019s fast. Yes it\u2019s amazing. Yes it\u2019s going to annoy the Guardian. Yes it means I can visit more regional towns across the country more often.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes it\u2019s a Cirrus G7. Yes it\u2019s sexy. Yes I have a pilot.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo I won\u2019t be doing welcome to country each (time) we land. No it\u2019s not battery operated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senator Hanson snubbed emissions concerns and the Welcome to Country issue, while sending a warning shot to political rivals that the new aircraft will ramp up One Nation\u2019s campaigning efforts.<\/p>\n
The gloating comes less than two weeks before the Farrer by-election on May 9, which will serve as the minor party\u2019s first federal test since its rapid ascension in the polls.<\/p>\n
One Nation\u2019s Farrer candidate David Farley is currently placed as a frontrunner alongside local \u201cteal\u201d independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe.<\/p>\n
The Liberals and Nationals are desperate to hold onto the seat after the by-election was triggered by the ousting of their former leader, Sussan Ley.<\/p>\n
In her statement to X, Senator Hanson said the \u201cfaith and investment\u201d in One Nation was an \u201cenormous help towards our next federal campaign\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a lot of additional fundraising to undertake between now and the cut off in December to combat the uni-party ahead of the 2028 federal election,\u201d she wrote, casting her eyes forward to the next election. <\/p>\n
\u201cKeep an eye out for my maiden voyage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senator Hanson\u2019s announcement was accompanied by a slick video unveiling the plane, called \u201cAustralis,\u201d at an event held inside an aircraft hanger attended by One Nation members and supporters.<\/p>\n
In the video, the party stressed the plane would \u201cnot be used for joy rides\u201d. <\/p>\n
Based on the figures provided by Senator Hanson, the total amount donated towards the plane would total more than $2 million and would require disclosure by the party.<\/p>\n
Aviation sales place the price of Senator Hanson\u2019s Cirrus G7 private plane between $1m to $1.5m with a maximum range of about 1000 nautical miles, a distance easily covered between One Nation\u2019s Brisbane HQ and the Farrer electorate. <\/p>\n
Senator Hanson has put the Liberals and Nationals on notice that she is gunning for their seats, particularly in regional areas, after the party overtook the Coalition in the polls this year for the first time. <\/p>\n
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