Details of flight come as One Nation leader faces scrutiny over her use of taxpayer-funded entitlements Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson charged taxpayers almost $9,000 for a chartered plane to attend an event honouring the mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s donation to a private agricultural college, parliamentary expenses data shows. The One Nation leader flew from Tamworth to Avalon in October 2025 to attend the opening of new student accommodation at the private Marcus Oldham College in Geelong, with the chartered flight costing $8,870. Continue reading...
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Pauline Hanson charged taxpayers almost $9,000 for private plane to event honouring Gina Rinehart donation
Pauline Hanson, leader of One Nation, charged taxpayers almost $9,000 for a private chartered plane in October 2025. The expense was for travel from Tamworth to Avalon to attend an event at Marcus Oldham College in Geelong.
Sarah Martin and Sarah Basford CanalesThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-03-05 · 02:32 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Pauline Hanson, leader of One Nation, charged taxpayers almost $9,000 for a private chartered plane in October 2025. The expense was for travel from Tamworth to Avalon to attend an event at Marcus Oldham College in Geelong. The event celebrated Gina Rinehart's donation to the private agricultural college and marked the opening of new student accommodation. The parliamentary expenses data revealing the chartered flight cost of $8,870 has led to scrutiny of Hanson's use of taxpayer-funded entitlements.
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