Al Jazeera's How to Sell a Massacre, shown on the ABC a week ago, should be the last nail in the coffin for One Nation.
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The program showed Pauline Hanson's chief of staff James Ashby and her Queensland One Nation leader Steve Dickson appearing to be soliciting money from America's peak gun lobby, the National Rifle Association (NRA).
With NRA money, Steve Dickson believes One Nation can hold the government to ransom - "We get the balance of power, very simply that means we have the testicles of the government in our hand at every given stage. Guns, in the scheme of things, will still be the be all and end all."
James Ashby is heard saying that part of the strategy would involve reframing gun ownership as a self-defence issue.
"You need to soften people back up again. Part of it will be 'let's start looking at women's shooting range programs. Self defence programs'. Whatever those things might be. Start re-empowering women or vulnerable people ... It's got to be saleable ..." The Daily Telegraph transcript quotes Ashby as saying.
There are responsible journalists such as Terry McCrann from The Australian who point to the "fake" elements of the video.
However, the statements that Ashby and Dickson made on camera are enough to condemn them, and One Nation.
Ms Hanson's charge of "entrapment" may be true - there is no doubt that the One Nation ambassadors were unaware that the things they were saying would be broadcast on not only national television, but throughout the world.
She described this case as, "Australia's first piece of severe political interference from a foreign government." She may be right.
"The questions must be asked, how much involvement did the ABC have in this illegal, covert operation? How much money has the ABC paid using taxpayers dollars to organisations affiliated with the Qatari Islamist government?
"Qatar is a government that enforces Sharia law, public floggings, genital mutilation, suppression of women and stoning," Ms Hanson is quoted as saying in The Daily Telegraph.
She has a very valid point, but that doesn't change the culpability of her One Nation lieutenants.
Voters might ask, why would Al Jazeera, a Qatari government funded network, be so interested in Australian politics that they would fund an elaborate three-year scam?
A false gun lobby site was set up in Australia. Undercover Al Jazeera journalist Rodger Muller was employed to pose as a gun rights lobbyist.
Voters might also question the ABC's timing. This program was made late last year.
Why didn't the ABC choose to show it before the state election, when Shooters' Party candidates were likely to defeat sitting Nationals?
Showing the program now, in the run-up to the federal elections, sniffs as if the ABC thinks it will inflict major damage on Scott Morrison, and particularly The Nationals in Queensland.
One Nation has campaigned against Muslim immigration, so it is easy to see why a fundamentalist Muslim government would be happy to undermine One Nation.
But Muslim interference in Australian politics could backfire, enhancing Ms Hanson's popularity.
Have we reached the stage where big money is able to dictate how we vote? Just look at the money Clive Palmer is ploughing into his federal campaign.
We all know Clive Palmer's real policies are to benefit Clive Palmer.
Will his big-dollars actually influence some gullible voters?
Millionaire Dick Smith is about to bankroll a candidate in Riverina to oppose Michael McCormack. His single issue is the unduly tight CASA regulations that govern small planes. This is a just cause.
Have we reached the stage where big money is able to dictate how we vote?
- Keith Wheeler
But does it justify a millionaire buying our votes?
NSW Upper House leader of the Shooters Fishers and Farmers, Robert Borsak claims that the Shooters have never appealed to the NRA for funds.
So who funded his Anyone But Nats campaign?
Mr Borsak's most infamous picture, sitting with an elephant he has just shot, should tell us all we need to know about him and political gun parties.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro says he has ruled out any deal with the Shooters that could weaken the state's gun laws.
America loses almost 40,000 of its citizens each year to gun crimes. Australia's tough gun laws are worth protecting.