This is good for general knowledge for World Order rather than a solid case study. Pauline Hansen has praised Vladimir Putin as being a strong leader.
The article says:
"One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has praised Russian president Vladimir Putin, calling him "a strong leader", while also entertaining the prospect she could one day become prime minister of Australia.
The comments drew immediate repudiation from Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, who said the families of Australians killed on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine wanted justice, not praise for Mr Putin from politicians."
As this second part about MH17 suggests, this is problematic. The current World Order has meant that there are Australian victims, like in MH17, and the cooperation from powerful states isn't always present. Here we have a prominent Aus politician praising a leader who offered no cooperation. Full article
here.