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One Nation’s Secret Harbour byelection win shows Labor is at a loss when it comes to calming angry voters

Even after a week in which Pauline Hanson and One Nation candidates tripped over themselves trying to explain key policies, voters still backed the party

The Guardian - AU

Australia's far-right party makes further gains, taking seat in western state

Australia's One Nation party secured a state parliament seat previously held by Labor. This victory follows the populist group's recent entry into the national lower house. The party's hard stance on immigration gains traction amid public frustrations. One Nation's rise challenges major Australian political parties ahead of upcoming elections. This…

The Economic Times

Labor hears battle cry against "far right populists"

Anthony Albanese has warned of the threats of One Nation in a critical speech to Labor faithful in Queensland, with Pauline Hanson's party on the rise.

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Pothole poll pledge to secure state's roads

A state premier's promise to fix half a million potholes has drawn criticism from the opposition as both parties take potholes to the polls.

AAP

Social media opt-out mulled to stem harmful content

How to limit misogynistic content in social media feeds and a potential ban on strangulation in pornography are being weighed up by the government.

AAP

Anti-migration rally turns on Hanson amid policy muddle

Police have attempted to keep a large group of anti-mass migration protesters and counter demonstrators separate as tensions flared outside a state parliament.

AAP

One Nation claims victory in Secret Harbour byelection in Western Australia

One Nation candidate Luke Herdegen secures 57% of the vote after preferences as Barnaby Joyce says ‘politics has changed’

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One Nation thumps Labor to gain WA state seat of Secret Harbour at byelection

With nearly all votes counted in Saturday’s Western Australian state byelection for Secret Harbour, the ABC’s results give One Nation 39.1% of the primary vote (up a huge 30.6% since the March 2025 state election), Labor 24.4% (down 22.1%), the Liberals 17.3% (down 7.1%), the Greens 7.5% (down 1.3%), Legalise…

The Conversation

Premier will heed voters after One Nation breakthrough

Labor has conceded after One Nation won a previously safe Labor seat in a WA by-election that could have ramifications across the country.

AAP

Smith breaks his slumber on governance, but will it be enough to save his seat?

Maintaining a quiet presence is the surest way to end his political career.

The Canberra Times

We won't always agree what's achievable, minister tells Labor conference

But Public Service Minister says Labor is working for better wages.

The Canberra Times

The yardstick Andrew Barr is using to measure success

Chief Minister tells Labor conference growth was not to be feared.

The Canberra Times

Controversial plans for a Daniel Andrews sculpture officially scrapped by Victorian government

The $134,000 cost of the statue of the former Victorian premier has been heavily criticised by the Liberal opposition

The Guardian - AU

Zed, I should have known you were a master of the dark arts

Sure, he didn't get power. But he was a wizard at advancing his career.

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One Nation holds narrow lead over Labor in by-election

One Nation's meteoric rise in popularity is being put to the test with voters at the polls in an outer-suburban by-election.

The Guardian - AU

Labor wrestles with migration figures but opponents struggle to find the target

By focusing on the net overseas migration number, Labor risks making a ‘silly mistake’ experts say

The Guardian - AU

Pauline Hanson courts wealthy donors with $2,000 ‘exclusive’ Melbourne lunch, but where are the receipts?

One Nation hopes to raise $36,000 from the lunch but the state party has disclosed just one donation this financial year

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Anxious wait as Australians remain missing in Nepal, dolphin dies from bird flu, and The Full Monty

Australia’s Nepali community plan vigils to remember the victims of the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster

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Tobacco laws a 'Christmas present' for crime networks

A former Australian Border Force officer says Labor has acknowledged the growing black market tobacco trade but is failing to act in light of another report.

AAP

State gun ownership cap on the cards, if numbers align

A state is expected to soon debate a proposal to restrict the number of guns a person can own as part of reforms sparked by the Bondi mass shooting.

Newcastle Herald

One Nation announces Japanese speaking investment banker as its Cessnock candidate

Mike Newman declined to commit to living in Cessnock.

The Guardian - AU

No special carve-out for states using fossil fuel to power datacentres, Chris Bowen insists, despite new conditions

Energy minister says states can apply to use coal and gas supply to power datacentres but must prove it is cheaper than renewables

AAP

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.

The Guardian - AU

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 Conversation

Friday essay: Don Watson’s book on Paul Keating ended their friendship – is it our best ever political memoir?

Paul Keating never wrote a memoir. He has plenty of stories to tell, opinions to share and publishers who’d jump at the chance to help. Whenever the old feud between Keating and his predecessor Bob Hawke reignited, as it occasionally did, the latter wielded the prospect of a memoir like…

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