One Nation raises over $610,000 in eight hours through 'Fire the Liar' fundraising campaign
Pauline Hanson's One Nation party claims to have raised more than $610,000 in donations within eight hours of launching a 'Fire the Liar' website targeting the Prime Minister on June 10, 2026. The fundraising blitz includes intimate fundraisers hosted by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart across multiple states, as One Nation's primary vote has surged past the Coalition in recent opinion polls. The rapid fundraising success has prompted scrutiny of the party's funding sources and spending, particularly regarding Hanson's relationship with Rinehart and taxpayer-funded attendance at private fundraising events.
Pauline Hanson announced that One Nation raised $610,528 in donations by 2:30pm on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, just eight hours after launching the 'Fire the Liar' website with a $1 million fundraising target. The website accuses the Prime Minister of misleading Australians on immigration, tax cuts, the Voice to parliament, and other policy areas. The fundraising campaign includes sold-out events in Perth and Melbourne featuring Hanson, with some hosted by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, who has recently switched her financial support from the Coalition to One Nation. Recent polling shows One Nation's primary vote at 24 percent, surpassing the Coalition's 23 percent, while Labor stands at 29 percent. The rapid fundraising success has drawn scrutiny regarding Hanson's relationship with Rinehart and previous revelations that Hanson and Joyce charged taxpayers thousands of dollars to attend Rinehart-hosted fundraising events on a luxury cruise ship and for a chartered flight to a private agricultural college opening.
What's missing
The article does not provide details on One Nation's stated plans for how the funds will be allocated beyond Hanson's general statement that money would be used 'wisely.' Additionally, the article does not include One Nation's response to the scrutiny regarding the relationship with Rinehart or clarification on the distinction between personal fundraising attendance and party fundraising activities.
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- Sydney Morning HeraldCenter
Hanson’s fundraising blitz raises half a million in eight hours
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