‘Simply wrong’: former Queensland premier says Hanson was not jailed in a ‘witch hunt’
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-06-11 19:45 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Federal
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Australia, Labour & Workers, Fraud & Corruption, Crime & Justice
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Former Queensland premier Peter Beattie has rejected Pauline Hanson’s claim that changes to his state’s electoral laws two decades ago were designed to target her, insisting the reforms were designed to combat electoral fraud within the Labor Party following a major corruption scandal.
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