Albanese hits back at Pauline Hanson’s ‘nastiness’ after criticism of his mother’s use of public housing

Anthony Albanese says he was ‘stunned’ by Pauline Hanson’s comments, made in a February episode of Karl Stefanovic’s podcast, in which the One Nation leader criticised the length of time his mother lived in public housing. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Anthony Albanese has labelled Pauline Hanson nasty and spiteful over resurfaced comments from the One Nation leader criticising his mother for living in public housing for decades.

Hanson also faced further a political threat from Liberal MP Andrew Hastie – who vowed to go “all the way” in his fight with her – as he suggested One Nation MPs Barnaby Joyce and David Farley were likely feeling buyers’ remorse for joining the party.