I've spent decades watching politicians manipulate journalists. Spare me the outrage over Pauline Hanson's 'censorship' - this is the swampy truth about the media: PVO

Daily Mail - Sep 19, 2026

Pauline Hanson isn't the story. The collapse of trust in the media is. Peter van Onselen explains how political access really works and why journalists should look closer to home before crying censorship.

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