Jun 20, 2026 – 5.00amOne calls himself “the only wog in the whole school”. Another gushes about the time he spent in China, learning the language. Many are married to migrants and several are migrants themselves. They are presently serving One Nation politicians, across state and federal jurisdictions. And if the party is to become a major force in Australian politics, there’ll be more of them.Pauline Hanson remains the singular and most popular force of the insurgent political party she started. She is now riding a polling high that if replicated at an election could see the party win almost sixty lower house seats in the Federal Parliament (a party requires 76 seats to form government). But Hanson can only occupy one position, and will require dozens more to serve under her banner.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles