Pauline Hanson's Daughter Working Remotely From Tasmania Without Required Ministerial Approval, Report Says
Guardian Australia reports Lee Hanson has been employed as a senior adviser to a NSW One Nation senator while based in Tasmania, and has also appeared to campaign for the party during work hours.
Lee Hanson, the daughter of One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, has been working as a senior adviser to a New South Wales One Nation senator while based in Tasmania without the ministerial approval normally required for such arrangements, according to a report by Guardian Australia.
Under work base rules that apply to staff employed by all members of parliament, a personal adviser is required to obtain approval from the special minister of state before working from a location other than Canberra or the employing parliamentarian's home base. Guardian Australia reported that Hanson does not appear to have obtained this approval for her remote work from Tasmania.
The report also said social media activity showed Hanson appearing to regularly campaign for One Nation during work hours, though further details of the specific instances were not outlined in the available material.
Guardian Australia described the findings as exclusive reporting. The publication indicated further details would be available in its full coverage, including through its Populist podcast and political newsletter offerings.
Requests for comment from Lee Hanson, the NSW senator she works for, or the office of the special minister of state were not detailed in the available excerpt of the report.
This is a developing story and further details from the full Guardian Australia report were not available at the time of publication.
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- Pauline Hanson’s daughter Lee working for a NSW One Nation senator remotely from Tasmania without ministerial approval — The Guardian — World
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