Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts deride family law system, calling DV a âweaponâ and court a âslaughterhouseâ | TheBriefWire
Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts deride family law system, calling DV a âweaponâ and court a âslaughterhouseâ
Published 27 July 2026 ¡ general
Exclusive Resurfaced comments by the One Nation leader underline her criticism of paid family violence leave and domestic violence support groups Pauline Hanson told a
Exclusive Resurfaced comments by the One Nation leader underline her criticism of paid family violence leave and domestic violence support groups Pauline Hanson told a podcast last year she believed âyour employer should not be responsibleâ for providing paid domestic violence leave, while her colleague Malcolm Roberts recently referred to the family court as the âslaughterhouse of the nationâ, in the latest One Nation comments critical of the family law system to emerge. Hanson claimed on a 2021 podcast that domestic violence was being âused as a weaponâ in court proceedings, and criticised domestic violence groups for focusing on support for women. Continue reading...
Published: July 27, 2026 ⢠8:30 PM IST ¡ Updated: July 27, 2026 ⢠9:08 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Exclusive Resurfaced comments by the One Nation leader underline her criticism of paid family violence leave and domestic violence support groups Pauline Hanson told a podcast last year she believed âyour employer should not be responsibleâ for providing paid domestic violence leave, while her colleague Malcolm Roberts recently referred to the family court as the âslaughterhouse of the nationâ, in the latest One Nation comments critical of the family law system to emerge.
Hanson claimed on a 2021 podcast that domestic violence was being âused as a weaponâ in court proceedings, and criticised domestic violence groups for focusing on support for women.