Hanson eyes off rival territory with surprise new move One Nation leader Pauline Hanson isn't ruling out a tilt at the lower house as she attempts to set up a new office in a closely watched seat. AAP · May 20
The Making of One Nation: podcast out now From a fish and chip shop in regional Queensland to the heart of Australian politics: our new podcast series tracks the unlikely story of the country’s most controversial minor party. The Conversation · May 19
'Paddock of despair': MP blasts One Nation defectors Two former Liberals have jumped ship to Pauline Hanson's One Nation as the right-wing party cannibalises the coalition's vote. AAP · May 17
Liberal party ‘corroded by hate’, MP says amid concerns of ‘dog whistling’ on immigration Exclusive: Several Liberals say they now believe Pauline Hanson’s party is in control of their party’s agenda The Guardian - AU · May 16
How housing became a generational budget battleground Pitting investors against first home buyers in the name of intergenerational equity, Labor's fifth budget aims to address young people's housing struggles. AAP · May 15
Getting down in the mud with Pauline Hanson won’t help Angus Taylor – but principled policy could The Coalition should seek differentiation from One Nation with policies like the indexation proposal rather than the crass convenience of grievance politics The Guardian - AU · May 15
Afternoon Update: Hanson bills taxpayers $16k for flood flights; Taylor’s ‘race to the bottom’; and Delta Goodrem’s ‘ripper’ performance One Nation leader previously claimed the trip aboard Gina Rinehart’s plane was at ‘no cost to the taxpayer’ The Guardian - AU · May 15
Pauline Hanson claimed $16,000 for private charter despite claiming floods tour was at ‘no cost to taxpayer’ One Nation leader and Barnaby Joyce flew on Gina Rinehart’s plane from the Sunshine Coast to Mount Isa before taking charter to tour flood-affected communities The Guardian - AU · May 15
‘We are not in Trump’s America’: migrant groups say Angus Taylor in race to bottom with far right Refugee advocacy group warns migrants ‘should not be used as scapegoats’ as prime minister claims Coalition imitating One Nation policies The Guardian - AU · May 15
Coalition's bracket creep plan to cost tens of billions The coalition's economic plan for Australia would hand back more money to workers by indexing tax rates to inflation at a cost of tens of billions of dollars. AAP · May 14
Angus Taylor vows to index tax brackets to inflation in $22.5bn budget reply measure Indexation would start in 2028-29 with the two lower tax brackets for workers earning under $135,000 The Guardian - AU · May 14
Tax, migration and NDIS in coalition's economic sights Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has unveiled a raft of economic policies aimed at winning back voter support and countering the rise of One Nation. AAP · May 13
Hanson refuses to condemn volunteer's extremist posts The social media history of a prominent One Nation volunteer has been called into question as the party's victor from Farrer arrives in Canberra. AAP · May 13
'A problem for us': coalition reveals One Nation fears The Liberal and National parties aren't seen as parties of conviction, the opposition leader says after One Nation's historic victory in a by-election. AAP · May 12
The Guardian - AU · May 11 Yes, Pauline Hanson’s voters are struggling with economic pressures. But blaming migrants won’t ease their pain One Nation supporters are not unique or special. And there are plenty of ways to express anger at a failing political system without scapegoating particular communities
The Guardian - AU · May 11 Body ‘in decomposed state’ believed to be Julian Ingram – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · May 11 Coalition rejects rival camp after losing swag of votes The Nationals leader is optimistic the Farrer by-election will be an anomaly and is his setting sights on the federal election to regain ground on One Nation.
The Guardian - AU · May 11 ‘Never, ever’: Tim Wilson walks back comments on potential One Nation rightwing alliance Liberal frontbencher says he has ‘no interest’ in forming a coalition with Pauline Hanson’s party – a day after suggesting he might be open to it
The Guardian - AU · May 10 How One Nation won in Farrer: the maps that show the big swings across the seat The swing played out throughout the electorate – even in places like Albury – although the gains were largest in rural areas
The Guardian - AU · May 10 Budget to include extra $2bn for infrastructure – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · May 10 Nationals MP Colin Boyce says he’s considering move to One Nation after ‘wake-up call’ in Farrer byelection Exclusive: Queensland MP says ‘I think everybody should be thinking about their political future’ after devastating result for Coalition
The Guardian - AU · May 10 Waking up in One Nation country: after the Coalition demolition, voters wait to see if Pauline Hanson’s party can deliver A disaffected constituency that delivered a historic victory to the minor party also dashed ambitions of independent Michelle Milthorpe
The Economic Times · May 10 Australia's Trump-aligned populists vow to fight mass migration after winning first lower house seat Australia's right-wing populist One Nation party secured its first lower house seat, vowing to end mass migration and lower the cost of living. This victory, though not impacting the Prime Minister's majority, marks a significant advance for the party, which is polling strongly and whose leader has high approval ratings.
The Guardian - AU · May 9 The scale of the Coalition’s loss in the Farrer byelection can’t be overstated The politics of anxiety and grievance harnessed by One Nation are a formidable force. Angus Taylor needs to, in his own words, ‘change or die’
The Guardian - AU · May 9 ‘We’re coming after those other seats’: Pauline Hanson jubilant as One Nation wins Farrer byelection David Farley secures One Nation’s first lower house win after Coalition vote collapses and Angus Taylor says Liberals will take ‘hard lessons’ from result