澳大利亚一国党在维多利亚州召开的新闻发布会上禁止澳大利亚广播公司（ABC）和《卫报》记者参加1。一国党国家党主任詹姆斯·阿什比将该党与ABC的关系比作"家庭暴力"1。在这场新闻发布会上，该党领导人沃伦·皮克林承认了非法使用毒品和酒后驾车的行为1。
ABC总裁休·马克斯随后发表声明，指责该禁令"妨碍了澳大利亚人获取有关寻求公职的政党及其提名人信息的合法权利"1。ABC和《卫报》联合谴责一国党的做法构成审查制度，阻碍了公众的知情权，并要求立即解除媒体禁令1。记者联盟自由联盟执行主任彼得·格雷斯特表示，"任何政治家决定谁可以审查他们就是在实践审查制度"1。
这不是一国党第一次采取类似行动。8月时，保琳·汉森曾在维多利亚州选举候选人公告会上禁止ABC、《时代报》和《卫报》参加1。据报道，《卫报》曾广泛报道一国党的内部财务、党派治理以及来自澳大利亚首富吉娜·莱因哈特的大额财务支持1。
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Guardian have condemned One Nation's decision to exclude their journalists from a press conference in Victoria, calling the ban an attack on press freedom and the public's right to information.1 The incident occurred on Tuesday when reporters from both outlets were asked to leave the political party's media event.1
One Nation's National Party Director James Ashby compared the party's relationship with the ABC to "family violence," while ABC Chair Hugh Marks stated that the ban "undermines Australians' legitimate right to access information about parties and their nominees seeking public office."1 The Guardian previously reported extensively on One Nation's internal finances, party governance, and substantial financial backing from Australian billionaire Gina Reinhardt.1 This is not the first such restriction: in August, party leader Pauline Hanson barred the ABC, The Age, and the Guardian from a Victorian election candidate announcement.1
One Nation justified the exclusion on grounds of allegedly unfair media coverage.1 Peter Greste, Executive Director of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, emphasized that "any political leader deciding who gets to scrutinise them is engaging in censorship," underscoring broader concerns about democratic accountability.1 Party leadership acknowledged personal matters during the press conference, with Warren Pickering admitting to illegal drug use and drink driving.1
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