Labor MPs have been handed new talking points – revealing a growing concern about One Nation

Anthony Albanese (left) and Pauline Hanson. Some Labor MPs say the party should remain focused on its core strengths of wages, tax cuts and boosting Medicare, casting itself as the only party offering practical measures. Photograph: Composite AAP/ Guardian design

It was mid-January when Anthony Albanese publicly admitted his “worry” about the rise of One Nation.

The prime minister’s concern was not the political risk to himself or to Labor but rather the threat Pauline Hanson posed to the stability of Australia’s two-party system.