Canavan says Pauline Hanson ‘not fit to lead’ amid backlash against ‘reprehensible’ Muslim comments
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/18/pauline-hanson-comments-australian-muslims-ntwnfb
Canavan says Pauline Hanson ‘not fit to lead’ amid backlash against ‘reprehensible’ Muslim comments
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/18/pauline-hanson-comments-australian-muslims-ntwnfb
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In other news, it’s been revealed that the Pope is Catholic!
Now she’s not fit to lead? What? She’s been saying shit like this since the 90s.
Doesn’t she have a Muslim going for a seat?
Ah yes, Pauline doing Pauline things… and somehow still surprised people think she’s unfit to lead.
Somehow I find myself agreeing with Canavan for once
Oh I feel dirty! I never thought I’d agree with caravan
I would have thought Canavan would have been one of the Nats to inevitably jump ship to ON
Pauline paulined a Paulinism? No, say it ain’t so.
You just know if it was politically expedient for him to jump ship to ON he would do it in a heartbeat and conveniently forget these comments.
Just like the Reps who bagged Trump before joining him, and Tories who bagged Farage….
Integrity and consistency are not highly regarded attributes in politics.
“Heartbreaking: worst person you know just made a great point”
Canavan is getting A LOT of extra media coverage in the last 3-6 months. I reckon he’s positioning himself for a leadership run later in the year.
They’re already starting to eat each other hahaha.
Amazing how Matt Canavan has suddenly become concerned with the tone of rhetoric now his party are at threat.
Remember his [“Black Coal Matters”](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-09/senator-defends-black-coal-matters-car-sticker-social-post/12747482) slogan?
She got done for election fraud, how is it just *now* that she is not fit to lead, and not back then?
Wake up, people.
Gina The Hutt owns both these parties – this is just a spat to keep them on the front pages.
You know politics is getting weird when Canavan attacks you for attacking Muslims.
Matt Canavan figured it out!? Canavan? This is a real low point. Yeah, this one hurts.
Canavan Vs Hanson, well I guess it will shut some of the people up on his Facebook page that told him to jump ship to PHON
>Canavan says Pauline Hanson ‘not fit to lead’
A stopped clock is right twice a day, I suppose
He’s a thought: Canavan is playing the long game with plans to defect to ON in the future and challenge Hanson for the leadership position.
What a terrible statement by her about Muslims. She’s never been fit to lead.
I agree that Pauline isn’t the politician Australia needs, but look at them trying to push out the lady politicians from the party, already.
Takes one to know one
A broken clock is right twice a day.
Have to say the obvious but it’s just astounding like this against Muslims on an Australian network but if this was said about those of the Jewish faith, it wouldn’t even be dignified with a question.
Mind you the ABC refused to air (and rightfully so) that anti Semitic speech from an anti-immigration rally earlier this year.
The second thing that Pauline Hanson took almost verbatim from Joanna and James Howe after she went on the “Dr Jo Show” the other week. Why would she team up with wannabe influencers and repeat their talking points?
CANAVAN’S not impressed? She must have really said some shit
“I’m the biggest bigot in this town, she’s not fit to lead!”, Matt Canavan.
Trump’s not fit to lead either, but idiots still voted for him ( or didn’t vote against him more to the point).
As much as I don’t mind albo, We need a decent opposition ( Never Clive ) or we risk the same fate.
Can’t believe I’m agreeing with Canavan… we really are in the twilight zone era of global politics…
She’s a childish candidate for childish people.
She wasn’t fit to lead the first time and nothing has changed.
She’s just sensed an opening and crawled back out. It’s why we need to make sure she understands back under her rock asap.
What sick, sad world is this where I find myself agreeing with Matt Canavan.