00:02Thank you everybody for coming.
00:03With pressure mounting, Victoria's One Nation leader and hopeful future Premier was forced into a frank confession.
00:10We're talking about speed, amphetamines, ecstasy and marijuana.
00:16Warren Pickering admitting today to previous drug use and drink driving.
00:21I've never made the suggestion that I'm any type of angel.
00:24In an explosive interview with The Australian, Mr Pickering's former partner of 18 years, Joe Scott, claimed the pair had
00:32used marijuana and ice in the home they shared with their children.
00:36Ice is not on that list. Methamphetamines, marijuana, ecstasy.
00:41Today, Mr Pickering was flanked by his daughter and one of his stepsons.
00:45My dad's the greatest father that I could have asked for.
00:49A former bricklayer and combat engineer in the army, Mr Pickering has a history of traffic offences and lost his
00:55licence for drink driving in 2003 and 2014.
00:59I believe they're all low-level drink driving, but yeah, look, again, things I'm not proud of.
01:03Contesting the seat of Pakenham at the November election, the Victorian party leader has unsuccessfully run for state and federal
01:09parliament four times in the past five years.
01:13I'm not experienced in politics, guys. I'm not a real politician.
01:17In a statement, Mr Pickering's former partner, Joe Scott, told the ABC she had been a One Nation supporter for
01:23years and that she reported her allegations about his drug use to Pauline Hanson's office in September 2025.
01:30I believe there were legitimate questions that should be put to him should Warren wish to hold public office, she
01:35said.
01:35This is about accountability.
01:37The ABC was unable to put questions to Mr Pickering about the allegations because the national broadcaster was once again
01:45removed from a One Nation press conference alongside The Guardian.
01:49Mr Pickering has previously boasted he'd rather exclude media than face scrutiny.
01:54How many media outlets have you banned now?
01:56What's that?
01:57How many media outlets have you banned now? Who's officially banned?
02:00We have a position with the party to ban those particular news outlets.
02:07I'm not going to impede on party's judgement.
02:10The party says Mr Pickering continues to have its full support.
02:13The party says Mr Pickering continues to have its full support.
02:14I'm not going to you say a few times when a son tries to get bad advice via the violence
02:14orAULT time, I'm not interested in seeing how a community has linked articles.
02:15What is it that seems like a crowd who's calling a company?
02:15You
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