One Nation Leader Speaks on Housing, Migration Issues at US CPAC

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson has spoken at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event at Mar-a-Lago, Florida.

The conservative-leaning MP’s talk comes after her attendance at a Halloween event, also attended by Australia’s wealthiest person, Gina Rinehart.

“I want to thank the incredible organisers and the American people for such a warm welcome,” Hanson said on Facebook.

“It was refreshing to stand in a room where common sense still matters. Where strong borders, national pride, energy independence, and putting your own people first aren’t dirty words, they’re priorities.”

Hanson delivered a lengthy speech during the event where she highlighted a list of what she perceives the biggest issues in Australia.

The senator had broad praise for U.S. President Donald Trump, describing him as a leader who has revitalised American industry and national confidence, while calling for a similar type of leadership to pull Australia out of its current condition.

Mass migration formed a key part of Hanson’s speech, highlighting the pressure placed on housing, infrastructure, and health services, in addition to cost-of-living challenges.

She claimed that both major parties had failed to balance population growth with planning and social cohesion.

Hanson also expressed criticism of organisations such as the United Nations, World Health Organization, and World Economic Forum, arguing that global policies on climate and governance had eroded Australia’s independence while leading to loss of industry and higher power prices.

On foreign policy and defence, Hanson supported the AUKUS security partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom, and called for a substantial increase in defence spending.

She spoke of a family member who served in the U.S. military and his expression that American soldiers were tired of fighting on behalf of nations with insufficient militaries.

Hanson called on Australia to bump up defence spending to 5 percent of GDP in order to address regional tensions and concerns about China.

The much-talked-out Welcome to Country also became a topic of discussion, with Hanson also criticising Native Title policy and stating the 2023 Voice referendum outcome was proof Australians did not support such measures.

On social issues, Hanson reiterated One Nation’s opposition to gender identity policies in schools and healthcare, calling for inquiries into medical transition for minors and the protection of single-sex spaces.

Hanson also cited cost of living issues, mass homelessness, rural neglect and a bruised national pride in saying the major parties had lost touch.

She finished by urging voters to “take back control” of Australia’s future.

“God bless America and God help Australia,” Hanson said.

The Queensland federal senator’s whirlwind trip to the United States comes as support for One Nation continues to gain momentum.

The party claims its membership numbers have increased 100 percent since the May 2025 election, and Newspoll data reveals public support has soared to 15 percent and is gaining on the traditional centre-right Liberal-National Coalition.

Hanson says she is tired of playing second fiddle to the Liberal party, and will seek to have a senator elected in every state in the next election, as well as expanding the party’s candidate presence nationally.

“I think the majority of the Australian people are fed up with the major political parties, especially Labor and also the Coalition who seem as if they don’t have policies to put out there to the people and it was proven last election they had no sound policies, they weren’t connecting with the Australian people,” she told Sky News.