PoliticsFederalFederal electionOpinion | Jennifer HewettHottest brand in politics isn’t Labor or Liberal. It’s Pauline HansonThe One Nation leader is riding the wave of voters’ discontent. What happens next in this revised political drama?Jennifer HewettColumnistWhy Pauline and why now?It’s hardly as if she’s a shiny, new figure in Australian politics. Pauline Hanson first entered federal parliament as an independent Queensland MP 30 years ago, the Senate for One Nation a decade ago. Yet she has become a shiny, new force in politics because the community mood and the electoral landscape are changing far more dramatically than she ever has.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Politics