Pauline Hanson will take to the skies in her own private plane after $2m in donations from a stockbroker couple and a climate sceptic.
“BREAKING NEWS – I’ve got a new plane, Sarah,” the One Nation leader said in a social media post on Wednesday.
“Yes it was donated. Yes I’m super happy. Yes it’s fast. Yes it’s amazing.
“Yes it means I can visit more regional towns across the country more often.”
Senator Hanson described the aircraft – a Cirrus G7 which can retail for as much $2m – as “sexy”, and said she would not be doing “welcome to country each (time) we land”.
She thanked stockbrokers and “patriotic Australians” Angus and Sarah Aitken for their “enormous” $1m “investment”.
Senator Hanson said Adam Giles and geologist and climate sceptic Ian Plimer for donating $500,000 each – both men are employed by mining magnate Gina Rinehart.
“Their faith and investment in One Nation is an enormous help towards our next federal campaign and I can’t thank them enough,” she said.
“We have a lot of additional fundraising to undertake between now and the cut off in December to combat the uni-party ahead of the 2028 federal election.”
Senator Hanson has faced criticism over her repeated use of mining magnate Gina Rinehart’s private jet.
The Guardian alleged Senator Hanson had failed to declare five flights in less than six months.
Senator Hanson singled out the publication in her Wednesday statement, writing: “Yes it’s going to annoy the Guardian”.
