Siblings' Pauline Hanson parody video goes viral

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Siblings' Pauline Hanson parody video goes viral

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A satirical song about politician Pauline Hanson recorded by siblings Caleb and Annabel Ziegeler has gone viral.

More than 35,000 people have viewed the video since it was posted on Facebook on Friday and has been shared almost 600 times.

Caleb said he first came up with the idea to record a satirical song about Senator Hanson set to the Dolly Parton hit Jolene late last year when the politician visited the Great Barrier Reef.

"Pauline went and visited the reef and said that it was perfectly healthy, because she visited a healthy spot on the reef," he said.

Caleb, 23, and Annabel, 19, Ziegeler have recorded a satirical song about Pauline Hanson that has been viewed about 20,000 times on Facebook.

Caleb, 23, and Annabel, 19, Ziegeler have recorded a satirical song about Pauline Hanson that has been viewed about 20,000 times on Facebook.

When Senator Hanson walked into Federal Parliament last Thursday wearing a burqa, Caleb decided it was time to record the song and spent a little over an hour on Friday writing the lyrics.

They include pleading with the senator to leave politics and "please go back to cooking fish and chips".

He said he didn't expect it to get such a large reaction. "It's gone crazy a little bit," he said.

Caleb said the reaction to the clip had been mostly positive with just a few negative comments. "Everyone else has found the humour in it," he said.

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Pauline Hanson removes her burqa in the Senate

Pauline Hanson removes her burqa in the SenateCredit: Alex Ellinghausen

"We sort of expected that there'd definitely be people out there who wouldn't like it, but you get that when you put something on the internet like that.

"There's so much doom and gloom in the world, it's taking a light-hearted approach to everything I suppose."

Annabel said the video wasn't really about changing people's opinions. "It was just a bit of satire," she said. "It's just a fun thing Caleb likes to do in his spare time.

"It's his brainchild, and I'm the voice I guess."

It is not the first clip the siblings have made, their last video was made over a year ago about America's gun laws and has been viewed about 35,000 times. However, that clip took a lot longer to get as many views. "It's been slowly ticking over, every now and again it will pop back up and people will start sharing," Caleb said.

The Standard, Warrnambool

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