Media union blasts Pauline Hanson’s ‘bitter, unprofessional’ attack on Guardian journalist

Union calls for journalists to stand with colleagues when they are targeted by politicians as Anthony Albanese says media organisations play ‘vital roles in our democracy’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The media union has condemned One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s attack on Guardian Australia senior correspondent Sarah Martin, as Anthony Albanese called on journalists to defend public broadcasters SBS and the ABC. After her landmark address to the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, Hanson called Martin “trashy” for asking about her daughter Lee Hanson’s employment by a NSW One Nation senator, despite living and working in Tasmania. Martin revealed in February that Lee Hanson has been spearheading the party’s expansion in Tasmania, while receiving a taxpayer-funded salary of about $150,000 a year for her work for a NSW One Nation senator. Hanson said Martin would be banned from future events because of critical coverage, accusing her of harbouring an “obsession” with Hanson herself and billionaire patron Gina Rinehart. She had previously said she would ban the ABC and