One Nation party officials Steve Dickson (left) and James Ashby field questions during a press conference in Brisbane.Credit:AAP
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accused One Nation of attempting to sell Australia's tough gun laws to the highest bidder,and described the party's behaviour as"abhorrent".
Laws passed after the duo's visit to Washington last year now prohibit foreign donations to Australian political parties greater than $250.
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Senator Hanson did not take part in the trip to Washington but was aware of it,according to the al-Jazeera report.
Former Nationals leader Tim Fischer – who was deputy prime minister at the time of the Port Arthur massacre – said Coalition operatives would"have to be influenced"by the al-Jazeera revelations when it came to allocating preferences at the upcoming election. He told ABC radio that One Nation was a"contaminated product".
Mr Ashby,who is currentlybanned from entering Parliament House after a fight with United Australia Party senator Brian Burston,said the timing of al-Jazeera's report was suspicious.
"There's no secret this next federal election is fast approaching. I think the timing of this report that came out,considering we went to the United States in September last year – nothing could be more damaging for a political party like One Nation as what we've seen today,"he said.
The One Nation adviser admitted he and Mr Dickson had been"caught out"but said al-Jazeera should release all the video footage.
"We will put up our hands and say this was an unfortunate catch out,"Mr Ashby said.
One Nation party officials James Ashby (left) and Steve Dickson walk from a press conference in Brisbane on Tuesday.Credit:AAP
"Release the vision in full. Allow the people of this country to be able to see exactly what was said. The context that they have released is completely wrong."
Later on Tuesday the pair appeared onThe Bolt Report and said they believed they did nothing wrong.
"I’ve not done anything different to any other political parties in this country,"Mr Dickson said.
Mr Ashby told Andrew Bolt he had referred the al-Jazeera report to both ASIO and the Australian Federal Police.