Labor must be clear about its purpose - or risk losing voters to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation

‘This sentiment holding up the One Nation vote is underpinned by frustration and despondency with the current political model,’ Tony Barry writes. Photograph: Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

For those Australians thinking of voting One Nation, Pauline Hanson is their wrecking ball and truth teller.

One of the big conversation points among the political and media class is whether One Nation’s primary vote will run up against some form of a ceiling.