Pauline Hanson Slams Labor’s Economic Roundtable as ‘Pointless Talkfest’ on Productivity

Pauline Hanson has dismissed Jim Chalmers’ upcoming economic reform roundtable as nothing more than empty talk, saying it's unlikely to lead to any real outcomes for struggling Australian industries. In a blunt interview with Sky News, the One Nation leader said Australia’s productivity crisis is largely the result of poor government decisions, which have stripped the nation of its manufacturing base. While the Treasurer has highlighted productivity as a central focus for Labor’s reform push, Hanson believes these kinds of political gatherings are all talk and no action, offering no genuine solutions for the economic pressures ordinary Australians are facing.