Pauline Hanson Tells Ben Roberts-Smith Supporters She's 'Walked in His Shoes'

‘To Me, Ben Is a War Hero’: One Nation Leader Speaks at Event Supporting Roberts-Smith

BRISBANE, Australia—One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has spoken at a Brisbane event held as a show of solidarity for war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, a Victoria Cross recipient who served in Afghanistan but has now been charged with five counts of war crime murder. The former Special Air Service operative has been charged with killing five Afghanistan nationals during his six tours to the country. Roberts-Smith has maintained his innocence and has…

Pauline Hanson tells Ben Roberts-Smith supporters she's 'walked in his shoes'

Pauline Hanson says, like Ben Roberts-Smith, she knows what it is like to face a criminal trial.

Hanson hosts barbecue for Ben Roberts-Smith supporters, questions his superiors

Against the backdrop of her party’s surging popularity, the One Nation leader threw her support behind the accused war criminal at a local park in Brisbane’s south-west and also criticised media coverage of his arrest.

Pauline Hanson rubbishes Ben Roberts-Smith ON rumours

Pauline Hanson has rubbished rumours she would try and convince Ben Roberts-Smith to run as a One Nation candidate against Andrew Hastie in Canning at the next federal election.