Hanson Urges Conservatives to Ditch Coalition, But Offers Olive Branch

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called on conservative voters to abandon the Coalition, despite acknowledging she would work with them to remove the Labor government from power.

In a speech to a conservative conference in Brisbane, Ms Hanson launched a scathing attack on the Liberal Party, describing Opposition Leader Angus Taylor as a "smarmy management consultant".

"The Liberals signed us up to Paris and net zero. The Liberals legislated the safeguard mechanism, and Labor locked the targets into law and made them even worse," she said.

"They signed us up to this mess, so why would we trust them to get us out of it?"

Ms Hanson pledged to hold a royal commission into net zero climate targets, should One Nation be elected.

She also criticised the Coalition for creating the office of the eSafety Commissioner, a position she has pledged to abolish on the grounds it infringes on free speech online.

Angus Taylor, who also addressed the conference, made almost no mention of One Nation, but acknowledged "mistakes" the Coalition made in government, including policy failures on immigration, climate change, and government spending during the pandemic.

"We made the mistake as a government of signing up to net zero — which I detested from the get-go," he said.

"Your frustrations about where we let you down in the recent past are understandable and reasonable. Believe me, I share them."

Both leaders reserved their strongest attacks for the Albanese government, with Ms Hanson calling it "wretched and corrupt" and Mr Taylor arguing it was leaving Australians "poorer, weaker, and demoralised".

Despite her strong rhetoric, Ms Hanson made clear that One Nation would work with the Coalition if it meant changing the government.

"One Nation will work with the Liberals and Nationals to remove this horrible Labor government and deliver something better," she said.

"That's what you, the people, want. It's the will of the people."

Nationals leader Matt Canavan also struck a more conciliatory tone, urging those on the right of politics not to become caught up fighting among themselves.

"My message to you today is, look, we do wear lots of different colours. I get that," he said.

"There's lots of different people here. But the one thing we have to do at the next election is all put the Labor Party last. That's what we've got to do."