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 · Aug 30
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’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 30
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 · Aug 29
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 · Aug 29
The yardstick Andrew Barr is using to measure success Chief Minister tells Labor conference growth was not to be feared. The Canberra Times · Aug 29
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. AAP · Aug 28
Hannah Ferguson: ‘I’m not Zohran Mamdani, I’m not that cool. But that’s the bar I want to set’ She’s written two books, launched a progressive media firm and plans to dethrone the prime minister – all before she turns 30. What is she about? The Guardian - AU · Aug 28
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 · Aug 28
Students see red: protest breaks out at Pauline Hanson's Toronto fundraiser 'Hanson is not wanted here': Hunter high schoolers have rallied against One Nation's 'divisive rhetoric'. Newcastle Herald · Aug 28
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
The Guardian - AU · Aug 27 Afternoon Update: Children among Australians missing in Nepal floods; Labor to slash refugee intake; and cyborg cockroaches At least 165 people have died with hundreds more missing after flood waters surged through valley on both sides of the Nepal-Tibet border
AAP · 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.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 27 Albanese vows refugee intake won’t be slashed, shutting down plans of Coalition-level cut Prime minister intervenes amid anger at news Tony Burke was planning to cut intake of 20,000 arrivals by a third
AAP · Aug 26 Call for tobacco tax to be cut as crims control market Australia's tax imposed on tobacco should be drastically slashed in a bid to disrupt the business model of organised crime, coalition politicians say.
The Conversation · Aug 26 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 Guardian - AU · Aug 25 Morning Mail: Dolly Parton dies aged 80, datacentre rush risk, Canada slaps 50% tariffs on US The world of music mourns one of its greatest ever performers and songwriters; Ottawa government retaliates against Washington ‘dollar for dollar’
AAP · Aug 25 Universities best placed to handle the AI challenge The peak body says universities are best equipped to tackle artificial intelligence challenges without heavy-handed regulation or a centralised authority.
The Canberra Times · Aug 25 Why David Farley is defying One Nation on regional migrant labour Has Farley chosen Farrer over PHON?
The Guardian - AU · Aug 25 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
AAP · Aug 24 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.