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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Basford Canales

Chemtrails to Covid: Malcolm Roberts’ conspiracy theory beliefs under scrutiny amid One Nation surge in polls

Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts at a press conference in Parliament House. Roberts’ has espoused his beliefs in various conspiracy theories. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Malcolm Roberts has claimed a cabal of ultra-elite figures is behind the global shift towards green energy, while declaring the Covid-19 vaccines were bioweapons to control the world, the latest in a series of resurfaced conspiracy-related comments from the One Nation senator.

Roberts, 71, who was elected as senator a decade ago and is the longest-serving One Nation member after party leader Pauline Hanson, has long espoused various conspiracy theories.

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