The great political unknown in 2026 is where the One Nation surge might top out. Monday’s The Australian Financial Review/Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll suggests that scrutiny of its policy positions is the best way to counter the appeal of the once-minor party that had become the most popular in the country.Primary vote support for One Nation has fallen from 31 per cent to 29 per cent since last month’s poll. The two-percentage-point drop follows Pauline Hanson’s address to the National Press Club in Canberra two weeks ago, where she sought to present herself as the alternative leader of the opposition and a possible next prime minister.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Scrutiny halts One Nation’s momentum – for now
While it makes sense that the more that people hear from Hanson, the more concerned they may grow, it is too soon to say the threat has been neutralised.
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