Heavily tattooed miner with model wife runs for One Nation federal seat.
But One Nation’s new secret weapon in its bid to take the NSW seat of Hunter in the upcoming election is defying most of the stereotypes we have about politicians.
Standing on a platform that promises to protect local coal mining jobs and invest in apprenticeships — Mr Bonds is attempting to wrestle the Labor seat which has been held by Joel Fitzgibbon since 1996. “Close the borders and a tighter inspection of who has a right to come to safety in our country or as an immigrant a trial period for refugees and immigrants,” she proposed in her election platform.
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