Brittany Higgins accuses Pauline Hanson of victim-blaming for calling domestic violence a ‘two-way street’

<p>One Nation leader criticised by advocates after telling women being abused: ‘don’t put up with it’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/22/australia-news-live-penny-wong-asean-pacific-missile-pauline-hanson-one-nation-labor-conference-tax-anthony-albanese-antisemitism-royal-commission-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Pauline Hanson has described domestic violence as “wrong” but a “two-way street”, and that women being abused should not put up with it, drawing condemnation from advocates who have accused the One Nation leader of victim-blaming.</p><p>On Wednesday, Hanson told radio station 4BC domestic violence in Australia was a scourge but that society was under “so much pressure”, when asked to call out the issue.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/22/brittany-higgins-pauline-hanson-domestic-violence-comments-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>