Crossbench senator Derryn Hinch has traded barbs with Pauline Hanson about One Nation's prospect of leading Australia.
Senator Hanson - whose party garnered eight per cent of the national primary vote in the first Newspoll of the year - on Monday said it would be a "privilege and honour" if ever she were to become prime minister.
"Pauline may be the leader of One Nation but luckily she'll never be the leader of the nation," Senator Hinch fired back when the pair squared off on the Seven Network.
"She's dedicated, she believes in what she's doing, but she will not form the opposition or government and that is the fact."
An unamused Senator Hanson "thanked" her crossbench colleague for the vote of confidence.
"I don't think you're even on the radar whatsoever with your party," she said.
"I heard your New Year's resolution was to get out there and listen to the people so that you know what to support on the floor of parliament.
"Because you definitely got it wrong with the backpacker tax and the ABCC bill."
Senator Hinch said it was going to be a long year, with he and the One Nation leader on the same page with issues including domestic violence, family courts and foster care.
"But with her voodoo economics and stuff like that, no way."
