Hanson Says Australian Military Not Ready to Defend Country Amid CCP Aggression

Hanson alleges that Labor has failed to invest sufficiently in defence.

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson speaks at Put Australia First Rally in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 30, 2025. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has questioned Labor’s ability to defend Australia amid rising threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

During a session of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee’s budget estimates hearing, Hanson argued that Australia needed to invest more in defence “to ensure that we can actually defend ourselves.”