Barnaby Joyce says criminals need ‘redemption’ after Pauline Hanson sacks convicted rapist
by Sarah Basford Canales, Ben Smee and Tom McIlroy from World news | The Guardian on (#74WXW)
Liberal senator James Paterson had called decision by One Nation to rehire Sean Black absolutely extraordinary'
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Pauline Hanson says she has sacked the convicted rapist who worked as One Nation's campaign manager, but accused Coalition MPs of playing gutter politics" by criticising her decision to rehire him.
Sean Black, who in 2018 was jailed for rape and subsequently lost his appeal against the conviction, was initially rehired by One Nation in 2020 as a campaign director after serving his time. He remained employed by the party until Sunday, Hanson said.
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