Media union blasts Pauline Hanson’s ‘bitter, unprofessional’ attack on Guardian journalist

Pauline Hanson’s ‘actions stand in stark contrast with her remarks that she welcomes the scrutiny of the media on her party, its people and its politics,’ the Media Arts and Entertainment Alliance says. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters

The media union has condemned One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s attack on Guardian Australia senior correspondent Sarah Martin, as Anthony Albanese called on journalists to defend public broadcasters SBS and the ABC.

After her landmark address to the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, Hanson called Martin “trashy” for asking about her daughter Lee Hanson’s employment by a NSW One Nation senator, despite living and working in Tasmania.