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Andrew Hastie threatens One Nation with a costly fight over ‘traitor’ claims

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Liberal MP Andrew Hastie threatened Pauline Hanson and One Nation strategist James Ashby with a costly legal and political fight over claims that he betrayed Australia.
  • Hastie said One Nation was targeting him because he testified against Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith in Roberts-Smith’s unsuccessful defamation case against Nine newspapers.

Andrew Hastie has warned Pauline Hanson and One Nation strategist James Ashby that they face a “costly” fight over claims that the Liberal MP is a traitor to Australia.

In some of his strongest comments yet about attacks from Hanson and her insurgent party, Hastie called his critics “cowards” and accused them of failing to believe in the rule of law.

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· Andrew HastieHastie described the fight he threatened over claims that he is a traitor to Australia.

The Liberal MP said One Nation was trying to unseat him at the next election because he gave evidence against Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith during Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case against Nine newspapers.

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· Andrew HastieHastie used the term to describe his critics and accused them of not believing in the rule of law.
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