Article 767M8 Australia news live: Burke brushes off One Nation threat to his seat and says Hanson ‘hates my part of Sydney’

Australia news live: Burke brushes off One Nation threat to his seat and says Hanson ‘hates my part of Sydney’

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Luca Ittimani (now) and Nick Visser (earlier)
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Wong not interested' in One Nation's fundraising

Wong says she isn't concerned about One Nation's fundraising efforts, but more about their policies. Pauline Hanson's party says it has raised more than $1.5m in the last day, although those claims are unverified.

I'm less interested in what Pauline Hanson fundraises and am more concerned about One Nation's policies. Just as I am concerned about the fact that the Liberal party and One Nation seem to be working together and that it appears to be very clearly that a vote for One Nation is actually a vote for the Liberal party, and a vote for the Liberal party is actually a vote for One Nation.

We've said for some time it's obviously a fragile ceasefire, but we've also said that what Australia wants is a negotiated end to the war. That's what we're calling for, and that's what we will continue to press for ...

We're not a central player in the Middle East, as we have said. What we can do is add our voice to others who are calling for a negotiated end to the conflict. It's obviously one of the things we discuss today with the United Kingdom.

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