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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Dana Daniel

'I try to keep out of Canberra', Hanson says while listing agencies she would like to abolish

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has declared that she doesn't much like Canberra, but says her right-wing party has a strong base of support in the ACT.

Speaking at the National Press Club in Barton, the party leader - who this month overtook Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister in a Resolve poll - accused the federal government of letting public servants run the show and said she would abolish agencies if given the chance.

Asked by The Canberra Times how she rated the nation's capital, Senator Hanson said: "I try to keep out of it as much as I possibly can."

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