Pauline Hanson boasts about ‘sexy’ new private plane gifted by Gina Rinehart and $2m in donations

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/29/pauline-hanson-new-private-plane-gina-rinehart-assosciates-ntwnfb

What a woman of the people! She's really gonna look out for the little guy now.... from 7500 metres above sea level...

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Almacca@aussie.zone · 16 pts · 119d (2 replies)

Not a conflict of interest at all. I work in the public service, and I can't even accept a cake as a gift.

Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 119d (1 reply)

Conflict of interest? Sounds like some rule for the poors! /j

Almacca@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 119d

We can't even eat cake!

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 16 pts · 119d

and yet popular, even more popular.

Ozzy@piefeed.com · 12 pts · 119d (1 reply)

Rinehart has strong links to those who use racism as trade craft

Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 119d

Gina and Pauline are little besties. Its more than a link with these two.

Fair enough, people gotta have their friends, be up front about it though Pauline, she's in the favour of likely Australia's most destructive oligarch, with all the wealth, access and 'gifts' that comes along with that.

finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 119d

Obligatory 'it's only got a right wing' joke.

maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 119d (1 reply)

Gina is so stingy. Make it a 747 or get out.

Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 119d

You know, I'm insulted for Pauline now! Two decades of friendship and this is all she gets!? Outrageous!

ruuster13@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 119d

What a dinky ass biplane. Good thing Hanson has a pilot so together they can fill all its seats. What kind of anti-green statement is she making in an aircraft that can't possibly sip more than a liter of fuel to fly across the country? Can it reach Little St. James Island, the worldwide standard for fascist acceptance? Or will she just glide around from mine to mine hoping Gina remembered to pay an employee to put up a banner with her name on it so people will know who she is?

arbilp3@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 119d

Veeeery budget version of Trump's jet gift from Qatar but the principle is pretty much the same.

Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 119d

I'm surprised they didn't go for a hot air balloon. With the amount of hot air coming out their pie holes, they could saved a lot on fuel!

Oh well, might have to wait for Gina's next falling crumbs for that one hey? Poor Pauline.

pHr34kY@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 119d

It's got one propeller and the cabin space of a Corolla.