Fiery moment Pauline Hanson calls woman a nasty b***h after press conference - as her right-hand man is scolded after telling a reporter to 'shut up'

By CAITLIN POWELL - NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:22, 22 May 2026 | Updated: 00:24, 22 May 2026 Pauline Hanson has been heard appearing to refer to a woman as a 'nasty b****' after her male media advisor told a female reporter to 'shut up'. The One Nation leader and MP Barnaby Joyce were leaving a press conference on Thursday in Adelaide when the incident occurred. As the politicians left the room after addressing reporters, Hanson's media advisor could be seen telling the journalist to be quiet as he held a hand up to her. 'No, we're done. Thank you. No, no, no. Shut up,' he said, to which the female reporter responded: 'Did you just say shut up?' Hanson and Joyce continued to be filmed by 7News as they walked through the adjoining corridor, with advisor speaking to the party leader. 'Frick, you should have told me. I would have told her myself,' Hanson said, referring to an unnamed woman. Joyce then cut in to tell Hanson that she 'did very well'. But Hanson turned to her media advisor and said: 'I would have told her you're the nasty b****'. The group laughed loudly in response. One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce and party leader Pauline Hanson (both pictured) were leaving a press conference on Thursday in Adelaide when the incident occurred Hanson then could be heard quipping: 'Do you want me to go back and I'll tell her?' and appeared to turn around as if to go back into the room. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.