One Nation Supporters Offer to Volunteer After Hanson Speaks Out on Parliamentary Staffing Cuts

One Nation supporters leader Pauline Hanson has taken to social media to express frustration over the number of parliamentary staff allocated to her office.

On May 19, Hanson issued an apology on online platforms to constituents who had attempted to contact her offices but had not yet received a response.

The posts were met with dozens of comments from supporters vowing to volunteer their time to assist Hanson to help bridge the shortfall.

Hanson said the Albanese government reduced One Nation’s staffing allocation after the 2025 election, despite the party increasing its Senate representation.

“We are being inundated with thousands of calls, emails and messages every week and it’s not possible to respond to all of them,” she wrote on Facebook.

“The Albanese government cut the staff allocation to One Nation after the last election.

“I have been going to both the Prime Minister and Special Minister of State Don Farrell since the staff cuts. I have been begging and pleading with them to give us more staff to deal with the heavy workload.”

However, the One Nation leader claimed she had not received a response from the Labor government.

In 2022, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese initially reduced crossbench parliamentary adviser allocations from four to one per MP or senator, prompting backlash from independents and minor parties.

Independent ACT Senator David Pocock criticised the move, calling it a bad decision for democracy.

After the backlash, the government revised some of the changes, allowing some crossbench MPs to retain a second adviser, while all MPs were granted an additional electorate officer.

A second staffing reshuffle followed the 2025 election. The Coalition lost about 20 staff positions, the Greens also saw reductions, while Labor said it had cut around 10 positions from its own staffing pool.

Hanson said her allocation of two advisers and five electorate officers was insufficient to handle the workload generated by One Nation’s growing support base, leading to concerns about staff health and wellbeing.

“My office deals with people in very difficult situations, complicated family law, immigration, NDIS, veterans and welfare plus many other matters,” she said.

“The Australian people’s personal struggles are worse than ever—my staff have had to talk people down from the edge of taking their own lives.

“Many people come to us because they get absolutely no assistance from the government and many other political offices.”

Hanson also compared her staffing levels to those of other politicians, whom she claimed have more staff at their disposal.

“The Leader of the Greens, Larissa Waters, has five electorate officers and 15 advisers,” she said.

“The Prime Minister has 59 personal advisers. Adding his other ministers, the government employs a total of 504 personal advisers.”

In April, Hanson lodged a formal complaint with parliament’s workplace watchdog requesting ­“urgent intervention” on the number of staff allocated to her by the prime minister.

The Epoch Times has contacted the Parliamentary Budget Office and the Office of the Prime Minister for comment.