Pauline Hanson: Please Explain!
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Pauline Hanson: Please Explain!

1.0 / 10 2016 1h 17mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

Director Anna Broinowski explores how Pauline Hanson's speech in 1996 and the decades of debate that followed has influenced Australia today; the impact of her political career on modern multicultural Australia, and the people who have helped her transition from local fish shop owner to Member for Oxley. Featuring many of Hanson's critics, opponents, advisors and commentators, from former Prime Minister John Howard, to current members of the media, including Margo Kingston and Alan Jones; and leading Indigenous commentator, Professor Marcia Langton.

Cast & Crew

Pauline Hanson

Pauline Hanson

Self

Lead
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David Oldfield

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Marcia Langton

Marcia Langton

Self

What People Are Saying

1.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anna Broinowski's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Pauline Hanson: Please Explain! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker