Pauline Hanson caught swearing as aide tells reporter to ‘shut up’

Barnaby Joyce says he called a reporter to apologize after a tense moment at a press conference in which One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s media adviser told the journalist to shut up.

Hanson was wrapping up a press conference in Adelaide yesterday when her media adviser, Richard Henderson, told reporters there would be no more questions.

“We’re done, thank you. No, no, no. Shut up. We’re done,” Henderson told a reporter.

“Did you just shut up?” the reporter replied.

“Yeah, I told you to shut up,” he said.

As Hanson walked away with Joyce, she told her advisor, “…you should have said you’re the annoying b—h.”

The words caused Joyce and other advisers to laugh, before Hanson said: “You want me to go back, I’ll tell her.”

It was unclear who she was referring to

Joyce told Sky News he had called the reporter to apologize on Henderson’s behalf.

“I just don’t know the backstory on it, whatever it is, I’m not really interested in it to be honest,” he said. 

“As you know, press conferences are on the balls of your toes and sometimes it goes back and forth in a willing way, and I don’t know, maybe that’s part of the color of it.

“One thing you can say: One Nation is never boring.”

Joyce admitted that he was also “no purer than you” and has had run-ins with reporters in the past.

‘I give as good as I get. But I shouldn’t make a habit of it,” he said.

Hanson did not comment on yesterday’s exchange. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the comments made by both Henderson and Hanson were “not appropriate”.

“Labor is now the only mainstream political party in Australia. We have three right-wing parties all competing against each other and their allies cheering them on,” he said.

“Parties could only achieve so much because they are not advancing a positive agenda. And they must also be held accountable for their actions and policies, or lack thereof.”

His actions were questioned by Hanson and the pair had a back-and-forth conversation. 

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