
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has backed Warren Pickering, the leader of her party's Victorian branch, after his admission to historical drug use and drink-driving.
Hanson described Pickering as 'a man of conviction' who had admitted to taking drugs 20 years ago, and stated that she believes in redemption.
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