The Latest Breaking News from One Nation

Footy great lines up for One Nation as election recruit

A retired AFL champion has been named as the latest, and highest profile, One Nation candidate for a much-anticipated state election.

AAP · Aug 19

Nestory Irankunda says Pauline Hanson’s Socceroos monocultural claim made ‘us boys angry’

Socceroos forward says the One Nation leader’s comments during the World Cup made him ‘emotional’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19

One Nation wants to cut the tobacco tax. Would that curb the illicit cigarette market?

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for a 75% cut to the tobacco tax and a freeze on any price indexation of the tax for three years. Hanson said this would make cigarettes cheaper and so undercut Australia’s growing illicit tobacco market.

The Conversation · Aug 19

Coalition, One Nation revive push on abortion crackdown

Conservative politicians have joined with a Christian lobby group on the lawns of Parliament House to request healthcare for babies born alive via abortions.

AAP · Aug 17

One Nation demands action over staffer's attack at show

One Nation is demanding four teens who allegedly spat on and punched a staffer, leaving the woman with a broken rib, be tracked down and held to account.

AAP · Aug 17

Will other states follow NSW into the national gun buy-back scheme – and will it make any difference?

The gun debate in Australia has been dramatically brought back into focus with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns announcing on Sunday that they were in lockstep over a new national gun buyback scheme that is set to start on November 2.

The Conversation · Aug 17

View from The Hill: Hard-right Alex Antic in strong position to become SA Liberal president

The South Australian Liberal Party has descended into a dysfunctional battleground amid controversial right-wing Senator Alex Antic’s bid to take over the state presidency and a coming battle over Senate preselections.

The Conversation · Aug 17

Resolve poll suggests more voters support Labor’s federal budget changes than oppose them

The three new federal polls have the total vote for One Nation and the Coalition at 46% in YouGov (down one), 48% in Morgan (up 0.5) and 49% in Resolve (steady). The Resolve poll gives Labor encouragement by suggesting their May budget changes are becoming more popular.

The Conversation · Aug 16

Canavan and Joyce attend anti-abortion rally and back controversial bill – as it happened

The day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16

Exclusive poll shows nearly half of respondents defecting from Victorian Labor. What do these voters care about?

A new poll of Victorians shows almost half of respondents who voted Labor in the 2022 state election intend to vote differently this November, with more than 13% moving their vote to One Nation and a further 11% intending to vote for the Coalition.

The Conversation · Aug 16