The daughter of One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has spoken candidly about the emotional cost of her mother’s decades in public life, revealing that both she and her family have endured death threats, abuse and years of intense scrutiny.
Speaking in a recent interview with Sky News Australia, Lee Hanson said her mother had “been through the ringer” during her 30 years in politics, describing a lifetime shaped by controversy, criticism and personal attacks.
“Oh look, she’s been through the ringer, you know, there’s no doubt about that,” Lee said. “Everything from prison to death threats. I had death threats when I was a child too and had to go into hiding. So yeah, it was tough.”
Despite those experiences, Lee said her mother had taught her valuable lessons about strength.
“One thing my mother has taught me is resilience and tenacity, and it’s what you take from that, and it only makes you stronger, more determined,” she said. “If you let people bring you down, then they win.”
Lee added that ongoing misinformation and personal attacks directed at both herself and her mother have only strengthened her resolve.
“When I see things, and I see a lot of misinformation out there, and some very horrid, horrendous personal attacks on my mum and me, it just makes me more determined,” she said.
The interview also revealed that Lee’s views don’t always align perfectly with her mother’s. While Pauline Hanson has been a vocal critic of Australia’s net zero policies, Lee said she has solar panels installed on her home in Tasmania.
“I have solar on my house, absolutely,” she said. “Let’s keep supporting houses and businesses to put solar, because it is needed. Totally agree with that, but not at the environmental destruction of our land.”
Lee also used the interview to urge greater cooperation between One Nation and the Coalition, arguing the two parties should work together rather than oppose one another.
Her comments come after Pauline Hanson marked three decades in federal politics this year, a career that has made her one of Australia’s most recognisable – and divisive – political figures. Throughout that time, she has faced fierce public criticism alongside periods of strong electoral support, with the impact of that attention extending well beyond politics and into family life.
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