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Inside One Nation (Limited) Inside One Nation (Limited) A brutally honest expose on what happened behind the scenes at One Nation and why it collapsed . The book is written by the party’s Internet webmaster, Scott Balson, who had a unique insight into what went on during the turbulent years and just what drove Ms Hanson’s supporters. This book is written in the public interest. The Hanson Phenomenon is not about Pauline Hanson. It is about a desperate population grasping at a political alternative and being deceived- Scott Balson First edition: published by Interactive Presentations Pty Ltd in October 2000. All content and images Interactive Presentations Pty Ltd ISBN 0 9577415 2 9 i Inside One Nation ( Limited) Quotable Quotes The irony of sending anything to Pauline Hanson to read is never lost on John Pasquarelli, who maintains that Pauline never read anything that he ever gave her except for her maiden speech - which started the Hanson Phenomenon. Bruce Whiteside, “Destiny Aborted” . The tragedy for every member of One Nation is that they were never members of the political party. They were nothing more than fund raisers for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Limited. Champions Magazine Pty Ltd, Ettridge’s company, was the major financial beneficiary of their labours. Scott Balson, “Inside One Nation” The media not only distorted the truth and told lies they never bothered to look at just what happened to One Nation or how it was destroyed. The standard of journalism in Australia is worse than pathetic it’s a disgrace. Scott Balson, “Inside One Nation” Ettridge, “I have left the party in good shape” and “We are all like minded. We want to save Australia” and “Everyone has an axe to grind” David Oldfield, “I have no relationship with the Queensland party in any shape or form” and “Tony Abbott is right of Genghis Khan” and that “Abbott only used the Liberal Party as a vehicle for his own political ambitions – not really believing in their policies.” Pauline Hanson 7 th January 2000 “By doing this (establishing the City Country Alliance) they destroyed what we have been working so hard for - to bring accountability to politics” John Elliott to Bruce Whiteside, December 1996, “You understand that this means the decimation of the Australian Democrats” Tom King, February 1999, “Pauline has got to be convinced that as the one who ignited the fuse, she must live up to the standards she illustrated that made her so appealing to us and a large slice of Australia. Pauline may think she created the movement, not so, it was there all the time” Alan Doak after resigning in June 2000, “.. (Ms Hanson) is a lunatic. She is trying to destroy One Nation and so far is doing a good job” and to Balson, “Ms Hanson knew what was going on in Manly all along” ii Inside One Nation ( Limited) Mrs Heather Hill comments on “Inside One Nation” This book has provided me with more pieces of the jig saw puzzle that was Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (PHON). The emerging picture confirms that PHON was never a political party but merely a “fan club” . Many Australian people have developed a deep distrust of the current two party political system. Politicians on both sides have forced severe changes on Australians in the name of economic rationalism. Multinationals pay little or no tax while Australian workers carry an ever-increasing burden. Australians have lost control of their country which has led to the emergence of the Working Class Poor , a vast number of disaffected Australians desperately looking for a better way. People will tolerate many flaws in an organisation that promises to stand up and represent them and not big business or back room party mates. However like thousands of others I was betrayed and finally ashamed of the lack of accountability and transparency in PHON, whilst in the same breath we demanded it from government bureaucracies. The media along with the academic elite believed people would laugh along with them at Pauline. They disregarded the deep-seated distrust of politicians and how their actions had impacted on family values and lifestyles. In fanning the fire of Pauline Hanson they created an opportunity for all Australians to break the current political system and seek true representation. Sadly, Pauline betrayed this heavy responsibility. The irony is that while Pauline displayed immense courage in publicly taking on the media and other politicians, this contrasted starkly with her lack of courage to allow a democratic process within PHON. She lacked the confidence to rise to leadership without absolute control. This personal failure was a major reason for the movement failing. It was the people’s movement created around Pauline and their efforts to develop organisational structures that realised members into Parliament. It was this synergy of ideals that created electoral success. The figurehead “Pauline” had the ability to grab media attention on issues previously silenced by the politically correct. But as Pauline become a Star - a tyrant emerged, a person who frequently chucked tantrums, resigned and threatened to destroy people personally and politically before she ousted them from HER party. Always without any opportunity for them to please explain! As this book portrays, Pauline forgot that great leaders must lead not control. iii Inside One Nation ( Limited) Preface This book gives a unique insight into the inner workings of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. The contribution of many of the key players has been invaluable, Bruce Whiteside, David Ettridge, David Oldfield, Pauline Hanson, Paul Trewartha, Heather Hill, Lindon Litchfield, John Pasquarelli, Alan Doak, Terry Sharples 1, Ian Petersen, Robyn Spencer, John Clodd, Tony Pitt, Peter MacKay, Graham McDonald, Joan Gordon, Brett Hocking, JG Estiot, Selwyn Johnson and the Queensland MPs. It is indeed a tragedy that • this “people’s party” wasn’t; • in most cases the “white ants” weren’t; • a party calling for accountability in government wasn’t; • a leadership demanding the right of freedom of speech did not extend that right to its membership; • a political lightweight, Ms Hanson, was snared by two street-smart operators (Oldfield and Ettridge) – the victim being the cause; and • a largely blind support base accepted everything that they were told by the leadership. The manner in which they were misled by this leadership is an appalling example of hypocrisy and deception unequalled in its scale in Australian political history. If there is one thing to be learned from this book it is the simple message that democracy is currently a fallacy in Australia – just as it was a fallacy in One Nation. Any new “people’s movement” will have to be structured on a totally open and accountable leadership which must, through necessity, be changed on a regular basis. The battle has not been lost, the battle has just begun – and One Nation, if nothing else, played a major role in alerting the Australian people to the fact that they can make a difference if they take a stand. Note regarding Internet footnotes: It is important to realise that a number of footnotes in this book refer to links on the Internet in a password protected area on the author’s web site. There is a small monthly charge payable to access these archived pages. This charge is made to assist in countering the hosting charges levied by the Internet Service Provider. Subscribing details to the password protected areas are available at this link: http://www.gwb.com.au/gwb/news/howto.htm 1 Sharples subsequently threatened me (by registered letter) with a writ of deformation (sic) if I referred to him in this book. iv Inside One Nation ( Limited) v Inside One Nation ( Limited) Index to Inside (Pauline Hanson’s) One Nation ( Limited) Note: All reflections from the web pages written at that time are reproduced in this font so that my feelings then and the fact now uncovered do not become confused. Introduction 1 Part One Early Day 5 Chapter 1 A political Storm Blows Up 6 Chapter 2 Oldfield, Ettridge, The Liberal Party And Bruce Whiteside 12 Chapter 3 Bruce Whiteside Establishes The Pauline Hanson Support Movement 15 Chapter 4 Ettridge Arrives On The Scene And Takes Over The Pauline Hanson Support Movement 24 Chapter 5 The Launch Of One Nation 36 Chapter 6 The One Nation Web Master 46 Chapter 7 Mr “X” Makes His Appearance 50 Part Two Not Wanted 51 Chapter 7 Closing Down One Nation 52 Chapter 8 The Gold Coast Launch of One Nation 56 Chapter 9 Violence, The Labor Party And Synergy With The Extreme Left 62 Chapter 10 Launches In Canberra And Ipswich 71 Chapter 11 The Protest By One Nation At Redcliffe 77 Chapter 12 Left Link And Media Silence Behind The Abandoned Hawthorne Meeting 82 Chapter 13 Dirty Tricks 90 Part Three Internal Dissent 97 Chapter 14 The Prosper Australia Rally 98 Chapter 15 Hervey Bay And The White Ants 107 Chapter 16 Nationwide Dissent While Hanson’s Biography Is Launched 120 Chapter 17 The MAI, International Treaties And A New Distraction 129 Part Four The Davids 134 Chapter 18 Finances And The National Executive 135 vi Inside One Nation ( Limited) Chapter 19 Ettridge’s Champions Magazine Pty Ltd 136 Chapter 20 Oldfield’s Phone Calls The Liberal Roots And Australians for Constitutional Monarchy 141 Chapter 21 Oldfield’s Mobile Phone Calls, Credit Cards 145 And Jull Chapter 22 Ettridge’s List Of White Ants 147 Chapter 23 Destroying One Nation in Victoria 151 Part Five The Queensland State Elections 158 Chapter 24 Pasquarelli, Pauline And The Cobar Miners 159 Chapter 25 Oldfield’s Star Role In The Lead Up To The State Election 162 Chapter
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