Guardian Australia · Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent · Tuesday 7 April 2026
Pauline Hanson declares she won't abandon Ben Roberts-Smith after his arrest on five counts of war crime murder, while the PM refuses to comment and the Greens insist no one is above the law.
Five murder charges and Hanson's first instinct is to wrap herself around the accused like a flag at a military funeral. She's not defending due process — due process would mean shutting up and letting the courts work. She's defending the brand, because One Nation's entire product line is grievance on behalf of men who've been told no. Albanese won't touch it. The Greens state the bleeding obvious. Meanwhile the justice system does what politicians couldn't manage for a decade: act.