Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has never been shy about pushing a political message onstage but is copping it back just as hard over his latest comments on Pauline Hanson and the Gold Coast.

The One Nation leader and Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate hit back at the former environment minister on Monday, throwing his tumultuous political career back in his face.

Peter Garrett, a former politician, had a few choice words for present members of Parliament. Credit:Jorge Branco

Senator Hanson copped it from Garrett two nights in a row as the Oils played the Big Pineapple on the Sunshine Coast and then the Riverstage in Brisbane.

The 64-year-old singer reportedly tweaked the lyrics of one song to say “And Pauline wants to take your vote away/What a dopey broad she is”, before following up with clarification in Brisbane.