Hanson and Hinch clash on Sunrise over backpacker tax, voting record
Pauline Hanson and Derryn Hinch have clashed on Sunrise over the backpacker tax, with Senator Hanson telling Senator Hinch that he should "think twice about being in politics".
The Australian reports that Senator Hinch had surprised the Senate by supporting an amendment from Labor to introduce the tax at 10.5 per cent, after initially backing a 19 per cent rate and then moving to 15 per cent.
Senator Hinch told Sunrise: "Even with my vote 15 wouldn't pass".
"I thought we've got to do something here," Senator Hinch said.
"The 10 and a half can get through and we got them back up to 13.
"The thing was the farmers had to pick their crop, this, now and I thought 13 would get us through there. In the end they did the deal with the Greens and I'm thrilled they did."
Senator Hanson hit back and said: "Derryn you had no intentions of actually moving from 13 up to 15 per cent".
"I spoke to your staffer and they said because you didn't want to lose face over it," Senator Hanson said.
Senator Hanson said she was grateful that the Greens came on board.
"But I spoke to you and I wanted you to move to 15 per cent. You wouldn't and neither would Rod Culleton and neither would Jacqui Lambie," Senator Hanson said to Senator Hinch.
"So you were going to see the whole thing undone," Senator Hanson said.
"You didn't give a damn about the farmers. You ought to think twice about being in politics because actually I don't think you really know what you're talking about half the time."
Senator Hinch fired back telling Senator Hanson not to lecture him.
The argy-bargy started when Senator Hinch said on the program that up until last week there had been 75 divisions in the Senate and claimed he was the only senator who had attended all of them.
Senator Hinch alleged Senator Hanson had missed nearly 30 votes.
"Now that's wrong. That is wrong," Senator Hinch said.
In October, it was reported that the pair clashed in the corridors of Parliament House after a fiery discussion over Donald Trump’s vulgar comments towards women.
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