Foreword: the initiator of this petition, Peter Forde, is NOT politically active, does NOT support any particular political party and has for over ten years publicly asserted that the Australian political system is broken due, primarily, to a widespread lack of strong moral standards within all political parties and Australia’s bureaucracy.

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Statement:

Senator Pauline Hanson (and Senator Jacqui Lambie - see separate petition at https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/jacqui-lambie-explain) have together thwarted the Morrison Government's attempt to rein in Australian Unions, make them more accountable by bringing them under appropriate legislative control.

The Morrison Government asserts that Senator Hanson had led it to believe that she would support the proposed legislation.

According to the statement by the Morrison Government, together with the surprise, shock and dismay recorded on the faces of Morrison Government senators immediately after the vote count was announced, it would appear that Senator Hanson reneged on her alleged promise to vote in favour of the bill.

We the Australian citizens are deeply concerned by these events.

In subsequent media appearances, Senator. Hanson has neither clearly explained her side of the story nor provided clear and specific details of her reason(s) for siding with the Labor and Greens parties and thereby condoning and, implicitly, supporting out-of-control unionism in Australia.

We the undersigned citizens herewith publicly request Senator Hanson to clearly and publicly explain all aspects of her side of this matter including especially the reason(s) for her having allegedly switched her vote away from supporting the proposed legislation.

We also request Senator Hanson to explain how our nation as a whole benefits from her deliberately preventing proposed legislation that would bring out-of-control, too-powerful unions under control and oblige their being held appropriately responsible for their actions.

We request that, by December 15, 2019, Senator Hanson post on the home page of her web site a clear, non political-speak statement that answers, in complete detail, our request.

Upon our viewing her explanation - and self-defense in the “Court of Public Opinion” - we the people shall be in a position to informedly, honestly and fair-mindedly judge the matter.

A refusal by Senator Hanson to both promptly and clearly comply with this public request shall be deemed to be her admission of wrongdoing greviously harmful to all Australians who do not support Australia's current form of out-of-control unionism.

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Please also sign a similar petition to Senator Jacqui Lambie:

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/jacqui-lambie-explain