One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says Australia must be “monocultural,” arguing the country cannot be multicultural. Speaking to parliament and separately at the National Press Club in Canberra, Hanson criticises multicultural policy and links issues such as housing shortages and rising rents to high levels of migration. She also frames her views through cultural and identity arguments, including remarks about Islam and transgender rights, and criticises media organisations and outlets she says shape public debate. Several reports describe Hanson saying the Socceroos—Australia’s national men’s football team—represent her concept of a monocultural Australia. Other politicians and opponents dispute her characterisation. Labor’s Anthony Albanese rejects Hanson’s claims, pointing to the World Cup squad as evidence of Australia’s diversity and describing her proposals as harmful. Coalition figures also question Hanson’s policy position, with Angus Taylor urging One Nation to explain its approach. Reports also say Hanson proposes changes to public broadcasting, including an overhaul of the ABC and ending SBS, while regional broadcasting would be protected. The debate continues as major parties respond to Hanson’s migration and cultural policy agenda.
Pauline Hanson calls for Australia to be ‘monocultural’, citing Socceroos in Senate speech
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says Australia must be “monocultural,” arguing the country cannot be multicultural. Speaking to parliament and separately at the National Press Club in Canberra, Hanso...
- Pauline Hanson says Australia must be ‘monocultural’ and rejects multiculturalism.
- Hanson links housing pressures and rising property costs to high migration levels.
- She cites the Socceroos as an example consistent with her ‘monoculture’ vision.
- Anthony Albanese and other opponents dispute Hanson’s claims and point to Australia’s World Cup squad as evidence of diversity.
- Hanson proposes changes to public broadcasters, including overhauling the ABC and axing SBS, according to reports.
The One Nation leader copped backlash last week when she said that Australia could not 'be a multicultural society' but instead a monocultural one in her first National Press Club address.
3 months agoIn a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson says the Socceroos are the perfect example of her vision for a 'monocultural Australia'.
3 months agoIn a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson says the Socceroos are the perfect example of her vision for a 'monocultural Australia'.
3 months agoIn a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson says the Socceroos are the perfect example of her vision for a 'monocultural Australia'.
3 months agoHanson gave a watered-down explanation for the term “monoculture”, while moderate Liberal MPs stepped forward to support multiculturalism after Angus Taylor stumbled over the question.
3 months agoHanson gave a watered-down explanation for the term “monoculture”, while moderate Liberal MPs stepped forward to support multiculturalism after Angus Taylor stumbled over the question.
3 months agoHanson gave a watered-down explanation for the term “monoculture”, while moderate Liberal MPs stepped forward to support multiculturalism after Angus Taylor stumbled over the question.
3 months agoDuring her speech to the National Press Club last week, Hanson said the nation has a multiracial society but 'must be monocultural'.
3 months agoIn a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson has blasted critics of her vision for a 'monoculture' Australia, saying the Socceroos are a perfect example of that vision.
3 months agoIn a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson has blasted critics of her vision for a 'monoculture' Australia, saying the Socceroos are a perfect example of that vision.
3 months agoIn a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson has blasted critics of her vision for a 'monoculture' Australia, saying the Socceroos are a perfect example of that vision.
3 months agoPrime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected a call from far right party leader Senator Pauline Hanson for Australia to become a “monocultural” society, saying the idea was divisive and and based on “nonsense.”
3 months agoAnthony Albanese has pushed back on Pauline Hanson's call for Australia to be a monoculture, citing the nation's World Cup squad as proof of its diversity.
3 months agoPauline Hanson criticised by PM as opposition leader Angus Taylor urges members not to defect, arguing One Nation wants to ‘blow this country up’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says One Nation’s plans to slash migration risks exacerbating skilled worker shortages, as Labor and the Coalition push back against Pauline Hanson’s policy prescriptions.Hanson called for overseas migration levels to be cut further in a speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday. She claimed multiculturalism had failed and blamed housing shortages and infrastructure pressures on overseas arrivals. Continue reading...
3 months agoCould a country built on Indigenous heritage and generations of migration ever become monocultural?
3 months agoOne Nation leader Pauline Hanson says in a June 17, 2026, speech at the National Press Club of Australia that immigration and multiculturalism has pushed the country into crisis, and that it's time all Australians "live under the one cultural umbrella.” (Source: Bloomberg)
3 months agoThe One Nation leader said during her remarks in Canberra on Wednesday that Australia cannot be multicultural and must exist as a 'monocultural society'.
3 months agoOne Nation leader Pauline Hanson reacts to a question from a journalist following her address at the National Press Club in Canberra. Photo: Reuters Pauline Hanson has called for migrants to assimilate into a "monocultural" Australia in a wide-ranging speech that also targeted rising social inequity and a litany of culture-war issues.
3 months agoThe One Nation leader offered a series of inflammatory statements at the National Press Club that may play well with her supporters but will alarm many othersPauline Hanson says Australia ‘must be monocultural’ in National Press Club speechGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor months, voters have been telling anyone who’ll listen that they want Pauline Hanson.Pollsters, journalists and the (current) political establishment have all heard how the major parties are letting down the country and One Nation is the answer. Continue reading...
3 months agoAustralian Sen. Pauline Hanson has said the shortage of housing and rising property prices and rents in the country are due to the increasing number of migrants.
3 months agoIn the One Nation leader’s first ever appearance at the National Press Club of Australia, Pauline Hanson says Australia must be ‘monocultural’ and calls multiculturalism a ‘failed policy’. She tells the press club the nation has a multiracial society, but must be monocultural. ‘Australians must live under the one cultural umbrella.’ Hanson particularly targets Muslims. She points to the Bondi terror attack and the return of women and children from Syrian detention camps as events that have led to One Nation’s growing supportPauline Hanson says Australia ‘must be monocultural’ in National Press Club speech Continue reading...
3 months agoAustralia’s hard-right populist leader Pauline Hanson has called for a “monocultural society,” rejecting decades of multicultural policy and blaming the nation’s housing crisis on high levels of immigration.
3 months agoOne Nation leader denounces high immigration levels, Islam, transgender rights, the ABC and the Guardian in inflammatory addressFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson has declared Australia cannot be multicultural and must exist as a “monocultural society”, warning high migration had caused the country to lose its identity and national values.In an inflammatory address to the National Press Club in Canberra, the One Nation leader pledged to axe SBS and overhaul the ABC if she wins the next federal election, including imposing a licence fee for metropolitan households to watch the public broadcaster. Regional services would be protected. Continue reading...
3 months agoPauline Hanson has called for a "monocultural" Australia as a protest crashed her first address to the National Press Club.
3 months agoAustralia’s hard-right populist leader Pauline Hanson has called for a monocultural society, rejecting decades of multicultural policy and blaming the nation’s housing crisis on extremely high levels of immigration.
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