One Nation announces Japanese speaking investment banker as its Cessnock candidate Mike Newman declined to commit to living in Cessnock. Newcastle Herald · Aug 28
Hanson tells star candidate to stop speaking Japanese One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has announced the party's leading candidates for an upcoming state election, but one debutant strayed from the script. AAP · Aug 27
One Nation’s new NSW leader Mike Newman is an investment banker who wants to ‘get rid of wokery’ Son of former ABC chair will contest seat of Cessnock in March state election and says ‘my wife’s Japanese’ so he doesn’t believe party is racist The Guardian - AU · Aug 27
Morning Mail: Nepal faces fresh flood threat; Ratko Mladić dies in prison; and AFL finals kick off Governments scramble to send aid to stricken region as lake threatens to burst The Guardian - AU · Aug 27
One Nation’s immigration policy is clear as mud – but that ambiguity could be a secret weapon for Pauline Hanson The party’s key figures are either unable or unwilling to neatly articulate their migration targets, contradicting one another – and themselves The Guardian - AU · Aug 27
One Nation tipped to win by-election in safe Labor seat Voters in an outer-suburban electorate say they've had enough of Labor, with One Nation tipped to win a state by-election as the party's national support grows. AAP · Aug 27
Mixed results for One Nation and the Coalition in latest federal polls There have been mixed messages emerging from the three federal polls released this week. In the DemosAU poll, the Coalition was up four points on the primary vote to 25% and One Nation was down five points to 24%. The Conversation · Aug 26
One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts ‘in two minds’ about whether gay people should be equal Footage shows senator on stage at the Church and State conference responding to question about party’s director James Ashby The Guardian - AU · Aug 25
I’m not usually patriotic. But Pauline Hanson’s cheap nationalism has me rooting for multicultural Australia Patriotism can be angry and stridently militaristic – or it can be a gentle pride in the success of an experiment like multiculturalism The Guardian - AU · Aug 25
Labor kicks migration overhaul into the long grass A planned overhaul of the government's migration policy has been delayed again, with the prime minister confirming it's not on the agenda at national cabinet. AAP · Aug 24
One Nation’s immigration policy is hard to define – even by its own MPs Pauline Hanson’s party does not have a firm grasp on its own migration target. Here is how it has evolved in the past year The Guardian - AU · Aug 24
View from The Hill: Liberals, One Nation and Labor all have immigration details up in the air The Liberals’ final immigration policy number won’t be released this year, their spokesman Jonno Duniam has revealed, adding more uncertainty to the nation’s debate on one of its hottest issues. The Conversation · Aug 24
One Nation described as ‘all over the shop’ with migration targets as Joyce says MP made rookie mistake Liberal senator says rightwing party ‘falls down on the details’ after David Farley claimed it wanted additional 100,000 migrant workers The Guardian - AU · Aug 24
Hanson forced to intervene after One Nation MP says party’s migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s David Farley says party wants 100,000 migrant rural workers in addition to the 130,000 migration target it considers the ‘true’ number The Guardian - AU · Aug 23
AAP · Aug 23 Hanson steps in to explain One Nation migration targets One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has stepped in to clarify comments by an MP that the party's migration targets were "not too different" to the major parties.
The Canberra Times · Aug 21 Albo is clinging to a safe strategy. What the people want is something bolder The major parties are both out of touch in distinct ways.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 21 Andrew Hastie is effective in attacking One Nation, unlike his Liberal colleagues. So why won’t they use him? The member for Canning has stood up to Pauline Hanson, risked the wrath of Gina Rinehart, criticised WA opposition tactics and sat quietly behind Angus Taylor for months
The Conversation · Aug 20 Grattan on Friday: why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation If you’re not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor, Liberal and One Nation strategists will be intently watching the result on the night of August 29.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 19 Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen Despite leading in the polls, Hanson is allowed to offer thought bubbles instead of actual policy
AAP · Aug 19 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.
The Guardian - AU · 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 Conversation · 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 Guardian - AU · Aug 18 Defence joins search for missing bushwalker – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Aug 18 Pauline Hanson is targeting superannuation. Should it be easier to access your savings? Investment experts say early withdrawal can substantially reduce retirement funds, but they suggest reducing contribution rates
The Conversation · Aug 18 Politics with Michelle Grattan: One Nation’s David Farley on the migrants his party wants One Nation is very much centre stage of the political debate, with Pauline Hanson calling for a harder line on immigration, and for Australia’s superannuation rules to be “lightened up a bit” so people could access their retirement savings early.