Following the federal election, many in the media were quick to spin a narrative that One Nation was not going to be a powerful force in the Senate.

Last week One Nation did what it has been doing for years now and proved the talking heads on TV to be way off the mark.

This is because One Nation has a shared balance of power in the Senate and last week we proved how this can be used to full effect.

Firstly, One Nation was the key player in establishing a Joint Parliamentary Committee of both the House and the Senate that will conduct a full inquiry into Australia’s broken family law system. This was despite strong opposition from Labor and the Greens.

Then we capped off an already strong week, One Nation spearheaded the referral of the Cash Ban bill for a review by the Senate Economics Committee. This was despite the fact the Coalition wanted their deeply unpopular cash ban bill to skip the committee stage.

What makes these dual achievements doubly impressive is that it required One Nation to stand up to both major parties, first Labor, then the Coalition.

One Nation promised at the last election that it would fight to hold the major parties accountable, last week it proved it can deliver.

Following the announcement that One Nation had achieved arguably the most comprehensive review of the Family Law System in nearly 4 decades, our phones have been ringing off the hook with people desperate to share their stories and contribute.

If you are one of the thousands of Australians seeking to share their stories with the committee then the best place to start is the official committee home page.

Because we are still in the early stages the committee has not progressed beyond allowing written submissions. However, as things progress the timetables for public hearings will be announced.

All those interested in this, and we know there are many, should keep an eye on the official inquiry page and keep track of One Nation social media because our representatives will be doing their utmost to keep the public informed.

Speaking of keeping the public informed, following the Senate vote that established the inquiry, Senator Hanson held a full media conference and took questions from reporters.

A few snippets made it into the news but you can view the entire presser in full online by following the link below.

Another important thing to remember is that while One Nation was able to convince the Government of the importance of this inquiry, the Labor party chose to oppose it.

This is just another example of how the Labor party has become beholden to far-left interest groups.

You would have thought that following their brutal drubbing at the last federal election Labor would have learned that it is not the shrill voices in the media, or the inane heckling from the Greens across the chamber they should listen too, it is the Australian people.

It seems Labor, under the leadership of Anthoney Albanese, has learned nothing.

When the Government announced its Currency (Restrictions on the Use of Cash) Bill 2019, One Nation was the first party in parliament to sound the alarm.

Initially, Labor seemed inclined to roll over and support the Government’s plan to ban cash.

This would have been a devastating set back because with Labor’s support the Coalition could have rushed the bill through the parliament with little to no scrutiny.

It seems this was what the Government intended to do as they initially recommend the bill to avoid any scrutiny from Senate Committees, however, they were thwarted following strong opposition from One Nation.

Once it became clear that One Nation had convinced Labor and the rest of the Crossbench to support a referral they caved and chose to allow the bill to face proper scrutiny.

Forcing politicians to acknowledge the widespread opposition of the people of Australia to this piece of totalitarian policy is the first step in making sure it never becomes law.

If you are interested in making a submission to the committee investigating the Government’s Cash Ban Bill visit this website and find out more.