Pauline Hanson,right,has become a key supporter of Christine Holgate,who intervened to get Pauline Hanson stubby holders distributed to residents in one of Melbourne’s locked down public housing towers last year.Credit:Peter Rae/Supplied
Senator Hanson wants the inquiry by the Senate communications committee to help reinstate Ms Holgate to the top job,claiming she “never officially resigned” from Australia Post.
“She wants her job back. She never resigned. She went in to see the chair,she handed him a statement saying ‘listen we need to come to some ending with it’,” Senator Hanson told Sky News on Wednesday.
However,a close confidante of Ms Holgate,who declined to speak on the record,said Senator Hanson’s understanding of the events were not accurate.
“Christine tendered her resignation. She does not consider herself employed by Australia Post. She could not work with that board again,” the source said.
Senator Hanson said the inquiry was a “giant step toward achieving some justice for Christine Holgate”.
“You don’t get to falsely and savagely trash the career of one of the nation’s most successful business leaders for no reason and then get away with it,” Senator Hanson said in a statement after her motion passed the Senate on the voices.