Camera IconPauline Hanson has laid out the key priorities she says would define the first 100 days of a One Nation government if the minor party were to win the 2028 federal election.  Credit: News Corp Australia

Pauline Hanson has laid out the key priorities she says would define the first 100 days of a One Nation government if the minor party were to win the 2028 federal election.

The One Nation leader unveiled the agenda, which includes plans to slash immigration numbers, abolish Welcome to Country ceremonies, wind back government and dismantle climate policies, during an interview on Tuesday night.

Appearing on News24’s Paul Murray Live: Pauline Hanson, Please Explain segment, Ms Hanson revealed details of her vision as she fielded questions directly from voters.

Asked what her government would tackle first if One Nation won the next federal election, Ms Hanson said reducing immigration would top the list.

“(I would) cut back on the immigration. I’m selecting a figure around about 130,000 people,” she said.

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“You’ve still got to allow those into the country because a lot of businesses and doctors and nurses that we need, you fill those positions by all means.

“But cutting back immigration will address the housing issue that we have.”

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Ms Hanson said skilled migration would continue for occupations experiencing workforce shortages, including healthcare workers, while overall migration would be significantly reduced.

She said her second priority would focus on cutting “wasteful” government expenditure, arguing excessive spending had fuelled inflation and worsened cost-of-living-pressure on Australians.

“Government has been wasting and spending too much money, which created the inflation, which has driven cost of living,” she said.

“It needs to be cut right back. The wasteful spending, we would have a good look at that.”

As part of her vision, Ms Hanson said a One Nation government would target waste within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and launch a probe into childcare.

“That’s a lot of money spent in childcare, so that’s where I’d like an investigation into it,” Ms Hanson said.

She also foreshadowed a major shake-up of Australia’s approach to climate policy, including dismantling the climate change department, abandoning the nation’s net-zero commitments and withdrawing from the Paris Agreement.

“I think the other one is get rid of the climate change department, get rid of all that net zero rubbish, get out of the Paris Agreement,” she said.

“Once you do that, you’re going to reduce the cost of living and the cost of electricity as well.

“Industries, manufacturing, small business will thrive from it. The average household will also thrive because it’s not paying the high electricity costs.”

The One Nation leader also said that in the Senate she and her colleagues would “turn our back on” Welcome to Country ceremonies and have it banned in government departments and public schools

“That’s how I feel about it. So I’m prepared to do it myself. I do not believe in having Welcome to Country,” she said.

“You can’t stop people if businesses want to do it, all right. But in government departments, I wouldn’t have a Welcome to Country on the bottom of their literature or their sheets of paper they put out or government websites.

“I wouldn’t be having it in educational system schools. I’d shut it all down.”

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Turning to the minor party’s electoral strategy, she said One Nation intended to contest every federal seat in 2028, arguing the party was in its strongest position yet to increase its representation in Canberra.

“This time around, you know, there’s a real chance that we can actually win seats in the lower house and the Senate,” Ms Hanson added.

“The seat of Farrer that we won, we had 81 (candidate) expressions of interests for that. The federal so far, 1,500 (candidate applications).

“So the process that we’ve got now is a system that we’ve put in place that it really has a thorough look at the candidates.”

According to a News24 Pulse/YouGov survey, released on Wednesday, the Albanese government remains in a commanding position despite a historically low primary vote.

Labor is holding steady at 28 per cent of the primary vote, enough to keep the party on course for a third straight term in office.

The poll also showed One Nation slipping one percentage point to 25 per cent, although the party continues to poll ahead of the Coalition, which climbed two points to 22 per cent.

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