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Taylor was billed as CPAC’s keynote speaker. He looked more like Hanson’s support act

Pauline Hanson stole the show at CPAC in Brisbane, offering to form government with the Coalition while Angus Taylor struggled to excite the crowd.

Pauline Hanson’s fans were moved to tears at the Conservative Political Action Conference – a far cry from the reception for Angus Taylor.

The Long Sip
What happened

The Conservative Political Action Conference held its Brisbane event, with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and One Nation's Pauline Hanson both addressing the crowd.

The detail

Hanson received standing ovations and offered to set aside past grievances and form government with the Coalition to remove the Albanese government.

And then

Taylor stuck to familiar criticisms of Labor and refused to commit to any deal with One Nation, leaving the crowd noticeably cooler toward him than toward Hanson.

Full story at SMH.com.au

What readers are saying

BairnsdaleKimmy
The detail about Pauline Hanson offering to form government with the Coalition after the next election shows how much the political ground has shifted. Angus Taylor trying to stick to standard talking points about Labor being socialist just looked completely out of touch with that room.
melzm
How are Liberal leaders supposed to win back voters when their own base in the room is openly cheering for a coalition with One Nation instead?
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