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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson tells rally Ben Roberts-Smith is a person ‘I respect and I admire’

The Guardian · Jun 7, 2026, 6:57 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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Hanson compares former soldier’s prosecution for war crimes to her 2003 jailing for electoral fraud, which was later overturned Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, told a rally in support of Ben Roberts-Smith that the former soldier accused of war crimes is a person “I respect and I admire”, before its organiser called for “an army of civilians” to support him.About 100 supporters gathered in Rocks Riverside Park in Seventeen Mile Rocks in southern Brisbane on Sunday. Continue reading...

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson tells rally Ben Roberts-Smith is a person ‘I respect and I admire’

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