Anthony Albanese confronted a serious wake-up call this week, in the form of another historic Newspoll placing One Nation ahead of the major parties.
The consistent surge in polling results for One Nation, alongside its victory in the Farrer byelection and gains in the recent South Australian state election, has positioned it as a serious force challenging both Labor and the Coalition.
At a news conference on Monday, Mr Albanese stood up to declare his intention to reduce Australia's annual migration intake to 225,000 while calling for a country "patriotic about all of us being Australians" in response to the meteoric rise of the far-right party.
