One Nation surge: Nationals wipeout predicted across rural, regional areas

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How it spread - 317 original reports, 175 reprints

1. Wed, 29 July 2026

   1 report
   • areanews.com.au01:05first to report
     One Nation surge: Nationals wipeout predicted across rural, regional areas

     Nationals-held seats projected to change hands include Riverina.

2. Thu, 6 August 2026

   5 reports
   • abc.net.au03:20
     While the PM's away, the mice will play - ABC listen

     The Prime Minister and Opposition leader have been on leave this week, but their absence hasn't led to a quieter news cycle. A two-day parliamentary inquiry into gambling dominated the agenda, hardening political opposition to Labor's gambling bill and mounting pressure on Anthony Albanese to go further — so will he? Meanwhile, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke's last minute press club cancellation became a story in and of itself. The Minister was set to unveil sweeping immigration changes,...

   • ABC News (Australia)03:31
     Pauline Hanson does 'not care' if immigration cuts impact businesses

     The One Nation leader says her focus is on a "decent standard of living" and "way of life", saying she does "not care" if cuts to skilled migration will affect businesses.

   • The Guardian World07:05
     ‘Orange elephant in the room’: Pauline Hanson’s political rise is inspiring racism, inquiry hears

     Former AFL inclusion manager tells inquiry One Nation leader’s conduct is encouraging people to use ‘similar behaviour and words’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The rise of One Nation is fuelling racism, a federal parliamentary inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at First Nations people has been told, with high‑profile Indigenous journalists warning the inquiry that 1970s‑style racism “is back”. The...

   • edenmagnet.com.au07:54
     'Scam': Uber drivers and dog walkers in Hanson's sights

     One Nation's leader says the Australian migration system fails to prioritise the skills the economy actually needs, which...

     1 reprint

     • queanbeyanage.com.au6 Aug, 07:54their copy
   • afr.com23:00edited after publishing
     Can Tony Burke do a Howard and outdo the populists on migration?

     previouslyThe economic fracture driving border policy panic

3. Fri, 7 August 2026

   1 report
   • abc.net.au02:30
     Labor internally divided on gambling and immigration reform - ABC listen

     Internal pressure is growing on the Federal Government to strengthen its gambling reforms, with more Labor MPs calling for an end to inducements used to entice people to keep wagering.

4. Sun, 9 August 2026

   2 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)18:45
     Albanese is the opposite of Rudd and that comes with its own risks

     Cabinet's indecision on support for Tony Burke's immigration cuts shows a key difference between Anthony Albanese and Kevin Rudd.

   • ABC News (Australia)21:17edited after publishing
     Live: Former Japanese ambassador warns PM over 'insulting' melon gesture

     previouslyLive: Bulk-billing rates on the rise

     Anthony Albanese is accused of being “ungracious” over his description of melons gifted to him by his Japanese counterpart on a podcast. Follow live.

5. Tue, 11 August 2026

   2 reports
   • The Guardian World07:56edited after publishing
     Bullock warns more hikes possible after RBA holds cash rate at 4.35% – as it happened

     previouslyAustralia politics live: Coalition to work with Hanson on migration bill; Greens fear PM ‘under the thumb’ of gambling lobby

     This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Ted O’Brien says that just because the Japanese government has downplayed melon-gate, doesn’t mean Anthony Albanese ’s gaffe isn’t a “national embarrassment”. We’ve seen reports Japan sent a memo to the government last month suggesting they did not believe the prime minister’s comments about the pair of crown melons he received as a gift were made with “ill intention”. This is one of our most important...

   • The Guardian World15:00edited after publishing ×2
     Coalition to back Hanson’s migration policy despite pledging to fight One Nation

     previouslyCoalition to back One Nation policy barring overseas Australians with terrorist links from returning home

     Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan to support bill barring overseas Australians with terrorist links from returning home Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition will back a plan by Pauline Hanson to prevent Australian citizens with links to overseas terrorist groups from returning home, significantly elevating One Nation’s policy prescriptions on matters of national security. Despite pledging to fight Hanson’s...

6. Wed, 12 August 2026

   3 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)03:08edited after publishing
     One Nation candidate says gay people have a mental illness

     A One Nation candidate in WA describes gay people as having a mental illness in an offensive new video posted on social media.

   • hardenexpress.com.au07:55
     One Nation 'one of the gayest' political parties: Joyce

     One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has sought to distance the party from homophobic comments made by a party...

     3 reprints

     • southcoastregister.com.au12 Aug, 07:55their copy
     • singletonargus.com.au12 Aug, 07:55their copy
     • mandurahmail.com.au12 Aug, 07:55their copy
   • The Guardian World10:13
     Barnaby Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ as former candidate’s comments surface

     One Nation MP says failed WA candidate’s comments describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness are ‘highly offensive’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce has defended One Nation as “one of the gayest parties in Australia” after comments surfaced from one of its failed candidates describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness. The former National turned One Nation MP was asked to respond to a series of homophobic comments made by a former Western...

7. Thu, 13 August 2026

   4 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)01:20
     Hanson rejects ex-One Nation candidate's claim homosexuality is a 'mental illness'

     One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has distanced herself from a failed Western Australian One Nation candidate's homophobic statements, saying they are not her views.

   • ABC News (Australia)11:00
     Foreign minister to link diversity to national security

     Foreign Minister Penny Wong will use a high-profile speech on Friday to declare that the rise of populism threatens Australia's national security, saying the "melancholic fantasy of monoculture" risks making Australia "lonely in a dangerous world".

   • The Guardian World11:00edited after publishing
     ‘Melancholic fantasy’: Wong escalates Labor rhetoric against Hanson, condemning ‘monoculture’ comment

     Foreign affairs minister and first Asian-Australian to serve in federal cabinet to use Lowy Institute address to criticise politicians stoking racial divisions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor has escalated its pushback on One Nation’s surging political support, with the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, labelling Pauline Hanson’s push for a monoculture a “melancholic fantasy” that would harm national...

   • The Guardian World15:00edited after publishing
     One Nation staffer accused of posing as leftwing content creator in ‘undercover’ videos

     Exclusive: The videos, filmed at anti-One Nation rallies, were posted to party’s social pages and appear to be endorsed by Pauline Hanson Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The owners of a progressive social media page have accused One Nation of impersonating them at anti-Pauline Hanson rallies while shooting a series of “undercover” videos. Hanson’s party has recently published a string of videos with a young male...

8. Fri, 14 August 2026

   3 reports
   • hawkesburygazette.com01:57
     One Nation’s Macquarie branch builds in Hawkesbury
   • illawarramercury.com.au05:20
     Monoculture threatens nation's security, minister warns

     One Nation's policies would jeopardise relations around the world and risk the safety of Australians, Foreign Minister Penny...

     2 reprints

     • dailyliberal.com.au14 Aug, 05:20their copy
     • southernhighlandnews.com.au14 Aug, 05:20their copy
   • ABC News (Australia)06:08
     Ex-One Nation candidate 'sorry' for labelling gay people mentally ill

     A former One Nation candidate has apologised for describing gay people as having a mental illness, saying he was repeating something he "heard people saying on social media".

9. Sat, 15 August 2026

   1 report
   • crookwellgazette.com.au04:56
     Minister slaps down Hanson's latest immigration call

     A federal minister has dismissed Pauline Hanson's latest immigration policy proposal, likening it to something Donald Trump would...

     1 reprint

     • sconeadvocate.com.au15 Aug, 04:56their copy
10. Sun, 16 August 2026

    7 reports
    • northweststar.com.au04:13
      Anger over One Nation plan to 'end compulsory super'

      One Nation has been criticised after leader Pauline Hanson suggested many people would be better off with money...

      1 reprint

      • greatlakesadvocate.com.au16 Aug, 04:13their copy
    • The Guardian World04:33edited after publishing
      Chalmers rejects Hanson’s call for more super access saying One Nation ‘wants to destroy’ scheme – as it happened

      previouslyAustralia news live: Pauline Hanson opposes major gun buyback agreed in wake of Bondi terror attack

      This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has just been speaking alongside the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns , about the state’s gun buyback scheme agreed in response to the Bondi terror attack. The prime minister said: Australians are quite rightly proud of our gun laws but the fact is there are more guns in Australia today than there were at the time of dealing with the Port Arthur gun buyback that occurred under the Howard...

    • northweststar.com.au04:54
      Visa slowdown for backpackers amid migration backlash

      Labor has confirmed it is slowing down working visa applications as work continues behind the scenes to settle...

      1 reprint

      • greatlakesadvocate.com.au16 Aug, 04:54their copy
    • South China Morning Post12:53
      Australian foreign minister defends multiculturalism, attacks far-right

      Australia’s foreign minister attacked the policies of the far-right One Nation party, arguing that its call for a monoculture would damage social cohesion at home and relations with friends and allies abroad. “The call for a monoculture is a call for Australia to curtail our choices and cut off our connections,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a speech on Friday in Sydney. “At a time where external and internal forces are seeking to divide us, turning Australians against each other makes...

    • ABC News (Australia)18:54
      Business and mining leaders resist push to slash migration intake

      Business and mining leaders are warning it is critical for Australia to remain a destination of choice for skilled migrants, resisting a push from across the political spectrum to cut the immigration intake.

    • ABC News (Australia)19:03
      One Nation chasing the pink vote as Barnaby Joyce supports gay people

      If One Nation genuinely wants to replace the Liberals and Nationals as the dominant force on the right, it needs a broader voter base. That is where the gay vote comes in.

    • katherinetimes.com.au23:05
      Final deals close on gambling, media and NDIS overhauls

      URL changednow www.katherinetimes.com.au/story/9331295/dont-stuff-it-labor-relishes-one-nation-super-fight/

      Quick-fire negotiations between the major parties could lead to several contentious Labor policies getting the green light in...

11. Mon, 17 August 2026

    6 reports
    • Bloomberg Politics03:07
      Australia Slows ‘Backpacker’ Visa Process as Migration Cuts Eyed

      Australia is slowing the issuance of new “working holiday” visas popular with backpackers as the government looks at policies to cut migration to the country.

      1 reprint

      • South China Morning Post17 Aug, 04:52their copy
    • Tagesschau (Germany)09:28
      Was hinter dem Erfolg der rechten One Nation Party in Australien steckt

      Vor 30 Jahren sorgte Pauline Hanson mit der Aussage, Australien werde von Asiaten "überschwemmt", für Empörung. Heute klingt sie noch ganz ähnlich - und liegt mit ihrer rechten Partei in Umfragen vorn. Was hat sich verändert? Von A.-L. Beckmann.

    • ABC News (Australia)18:39
      Pauline Hanson shifts to pro-WA position on GST

      Three years after calling out WA's "huge benefit" from the GST carve-up, the One Nation leader shifts her position.

    • abc.net.au21:45
      Could superannuation help with cost-of-living pressures? - ABC listen

      One Nation says Australians should have greater access to their retirement savings while they're still working. And that's reignited debate over whether the current rules are too restrictive or not. So how does super currently work?

    • abc.net.au22:59
      One Nation pledges to slash tobacco excise

      Opposition leader Angus Taylor says his party will only back Labor's NDIS overhaul once the government scraps its so-called "widow tax". One Nation is pushing to cut the federal tobacco excise by 75 per cent and freeze indexation for three years in a bid to curb organised crime. Services will be held around Australia today to mark Vietnam Veterans' Day along with the 60th anniversary of the War's fiercest conflict, the Battle of Long Tan.

    • ABC News (Australia)23:08edited after publishing
      Hanson vows to slash cigarette prices by nearly $30 a pack

      previouslyPauline Hanson vows to slash cigarette prices by nearly $30 a pack

      One Nation says high taxes on tobacco have pushed Australians into the black market, and the only way to undo that is by cutting the price of cigarettes in half.

12. Tue, 18 August 2026

    4 reports
    • greatlakesadvocate.com.au03:47
      Labor seeks to boost fuel security from farming waste

      The government has announced plans to kill three birds with one stone: increase fuel supply, lower emissions, and...

      4 reprints

      • gloucesteradvocate.com.au18 Aug, 03:47their copy
      • blayneychronicle.com.au18 Aug, 03:47their copy
      • northweststar.com.au18 Aug, 03:47their copy
      • narrominenewsonline.com.au18 Aug, 03:47their copy
    • easternriverinachronicle.com.au07:29
      'Sleeper issue': aged care too reliant on migrant work

      Australia's aged care sector is overly dependent on migrant workers, with an expert warning it risks leaving the...

    • Politico Europe23:03edited after publishing ×9
      $38M from federal government to KPMG during ban

      previouslyThe trouble with thinking 40 years ahead

      Happy Labour Day and welcome to the newsletter that makes you think harder. If you’ve been forwarded this Playbook, you can sign up free to get it each weekday morning. ESSENTIALS — KPMG raking it in, despite ban on new work — Surprise compliments for Chris Bowen — One Nation and Liberal paths to power […]

    • inverelltimes.com.au23:13
      Labor has 'no plans' to increase super guarantee

      URL changednow www.inverelltimes.com.au/story/9333035/super-members-to-get-more-advice-in-financial-shake-up/

      Superannuation's future is becoming contentious, with Labor focusing on removing risky financial products while ruling out a boost...

      4 reprints

      • singletonargus.com.au18 Aug, 23:13their copy
      • blayneychronicle.com.au18 Aug, 23:13their copy
      • batemansbaypost.com.au18 Aug, 23:13their copy
      • mudgeeguardian.com.au18 Aug, 23:13their copy
13. Wed, 19 August 2026

    10 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)00:24
      Irankunda says Hanson's monoculture comments upset team during World Cup

      Socceroo Nestory Irankunda says his fellow players were upset by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's comments during the World Cup about ending Australia's policy of multiculturalism.

    • dailymail.com00:37
      Albanese minister accused of 'gaslighting' Aussies over rent crisis

      Clare O'Neil reiterated on Wednesday that the Budget would not have a significant impact on rents before Sunrise host Nat Barr cut her off to demand answers.

    • hepburnadvocate.com.au06:16
      Super members to get more advice in financial shake-up

      The financial advice sector will undergo a major overhaul in an effort to thwart "bad actors" attracted to...

    • examiner.com.au06:29
      Footy great lines up for One Nation as election recruit

      A retired AFL champion has been named as the latest, and highest profile, One Nation candidate for a...

      2 reprints

      • hepburnadvocate.com.au19 Aug, 06:29their copy
      • dailyliberal.com.au19 Aug, 06:29their copy
    • hepburnadvocate.com.au06:30
      'An absolute disgrace': roads, health, crime fuel the surge to One Nation

      Our exclusive survey reveals a stunning shift in voter intentions.

    • The Guardian World07:21
      Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen

      Despite leading in the polls, Hanson is allowed to offer thought bubbles instead of actual policy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast All sides of politics are feeling the heat from Pauline Hanson. On Tuesday, the One Nation leader pulled the rug out from under the Coalition by announcing a policy to slash tobacco excise by 75%, to deal with surging illegal sales. The policy was remarkably similar to one Liberals...

    • The Guardian World07:53edited after publishing
      Defence joins search for missing bushwalker – as it happened

      previouslyAustralia politics live: Hastie says fight for his seat against One Nation is already ‘dirty and nasty’; NDIS reforms to pass parliament today

      This blog is now closed Follow our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ‘Collapsing confidence’ in housing market, Wilson says Tim Wilson has jumped on that reporting around rent increases and says there has been a collapse in confidence since the budget which is hurting renters. We’ve had, since the budget, collapsing confidence, a lack of will to invest in housing that is going to be available for rentals. We’re seeing a complete disaster in the housing market, and we know...

    • watoday.com.au19:00
      At this point, most voters wonder why the Coalition even exists

      After getting smashed at an election, the conventional expectation is that if you keep plugging away, the supporters will return over time. But what if, post-thrashing, even more supporters walk away?

    • ABC News (Australia)19:00
      Labor has made the most of its cooperation with the Coalition

      Fights over immigration, superannuation, housing, tobacco excise and data centre rules will continue and intensify. But this was a week for cooperation.

    • ABC News (Australia)19:40
      Not enough people to do 'the hard work' if migration slashed, businesses warn

      There are divergent views among business leaders, from migrant and non-migrant backgrounds, about the impact of planned immigration cuts and the types of migrants that should be allowed into Australia.

14. Thu, 20 August 2026

    3 reports
    • yasstribune.com.au06:30
      'I am still fuming': why new super reforms leave victims angry

      Are your retirement savings safe? What the new rules mean for you

      2 reprints

      • canberratimes.com.au20 Aug, 06:30their copy
      • areanews.com.au20 Aug, 06:30their copy
    • miragenews.com08:45
      Byelection in WA Becomes National Test for One Nation

      If you're not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor, Liberal

    • midwestradio.ie12:36
      Nothing can be ruled out in terms of excise cuts, says Minister

      Subsidies on fuel were introduced in April.

15. Fri, 21 August 2026

    6 reports
    • narrominenewsonline.com.au00:14
      Why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation

      Premier says Labor faces 'fight of our life'.

      2 reprints

      • bluemountainsgazette.com.au21 Aug, 00:14their copy
      • tenterfieldstar.com.au21 Aug, 00:14their copy
    • ABC News (Australia)03:07
      Is super a bigger political bomb than Medicare? We're about to find out

      A political war over superannuation has been inflamed in the past fortnight, with both the Coalition and One Nation facing a fight with Labor and the industry.

    • bunburymail.com.au03:47
      Labor unhurried on migration policy over ramifications

      The home affairs minister has not given an indication when an overhaul of Australia's migration policy will be...

      7 reprints

      • narrominenewsonline.com.au21 Aug, 03:47their copy
      • tenterfieldstar.com.au21 Aug, 03:47their copy
      • bluemountainsgazette.com.au21 Aug, 03:47their copy
      • newcastleherald.com.au21 Aug, 03:47their copy
      • lithgowmercury.com.au21 Aug, 03:47their copy
      • begadistrictnews.com.au21 Aug, 03:47their copy
      • merimbulanewsweekly.com.au21 Aug, 03:47their copy
    • ABC News (Australia)19:00
      Labor is finding ways to fight One Nation's unrelenting fickleness

      Pauline Hanson has a knack for jettisoning positions no longer deemed politically useful without blowback but Labor is getting more deliberate about how it fights a fickle One Nation.

    • ABC News (Australia)21:15
      Can the Liberals topple Victoria's government at the state election?

      The Victorian state election is less than 100 days away. With One Nation's popularity riding high, how might the Coalition wrest power from Labor?

    • bendigoadvertiser.com.au22:37
      Regional voters are angry, but minor parties offer few real answers

      Policy details are missing as minor parties gain traction.

16. Sat, 22 August 2026

    3 reports
    • muswellbrookchronicle.com.au04:11
      Hanson seeks to take free speech fight to High Court

      After failing to quash a court ruling that she made a racist remark online, One Nation leader Pauline...

      4 reprints

      • gloucesteradvocate.com.au22 Aug, 04:11their copy
      • wellingtontimes.com.au22 Aug, 04:11their copy
      • blayneychronicle.com.au22 Aug, 04:11their copy
      • hardenexpress.com.au22 Aug, 04:11their copy
    • ABC News (Australia)18:43edited after publishing
      'King rat': Inside Barnaby Joyce's defection to One Nation

      previously'They thought this toerag would disappear': Why Joyce ditched the party that made him

      Barnaby Joyce has survived bruising battles, personal crises and public ridicule. Is his latest move to One Nation masterful, or a fatal miscalculation?

    • easternriverinachronicle.com.au21:30
      Can four-year terms make it out of the too-hard basket?

      A shift to four-year federal terms has many champions including ex-prime ministers but isn't on the agenda given...

      4 reprints

      • dailyadvertiser.com.au22 Aug, 21:30their copy
      • nvi.com.au22 Aug, 21:30their copy
      • edenmagnet.com.au22 Aug, 21:30their copy
      • canberratimes.com.au22 Aug, 21:30their copy
17. Sun, 23 August 2026

    6 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)00:16
      WA by-election puts One Nation's growing appeal to the test

      One Nation's popularity is skyrocketing in opinion polls across the east coast. But next Saturday's Secret Harbour by-election will be the first clear test of whether that momentum is extending across the Nullarbor.

    • watoday.com.au00:17edited after publishing
      ‘Unbelievable’: Hanson intervenes after One Nation MP claims migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s

      previouslyOne Nation MP concedes migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s

      David Farley sought to redefine the meaning of net overseas migration in an interview on Sunday morning – but he and his boss were about 100,000 people apart.

    • ABC News (Australia)00:29edited after publishing
      Hanson intervenes after MP says migration plan 'not too different' to Labor

      previouslyOne Nation pursuing migration rate 'not too different' to Labor

      One Nation MP David Farley told Insiders One Nation would pursue cuts to migration "not too different" to Labor. Pauline Hanson has stepped in to say the party's policy would actually slash immigration by about half current rates.

    • The Guardian World03:12edited after publishing
      Hanson forced to intervene after One Nation MP says party’s migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s

      previouslyOne Nation MP concedes party’s migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s once rural workforce included

      David Farley says party wants 100,000 migrant rural workers in addition to the 130,000 migration target it considers the ‘true’ number Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The One Nation MP David Farley says the minor party’s net migration target is “not too different” to Labor’s, forcing his leader to issue an urgent clarification amid rising confusion over the policy. It is the second time Pauline Hanson has had to...

    • portstephensexaminer.com.au08:00
      Hanson steps in to explain One Nation migration targets

      URL changednow www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/9335500/hanson-steps-in-to-explain-one-nation-migration-targets/

      One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has stepped in to clarify comments by an MP that the party's migration...

    • ABC News (Australia)21:40edited after publishing
      Live: Joyce claims One Nation consistent 'all along' despite migration mop up

      previouslyLive: One Nation defends migration policy blunder

      URL changednow www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/federal-politics-live-blog-barnaby-joyce-immigration/107069930

      Barnaby Joyce says One Nation's policy has been 130,000 net migration and has been "all along." Follow live.

18. Tue, 25 August 2026

    5 reports
    • areanews.com.au02:13
      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...

      1 reprint

      • sconeadvocate.com.au25 Aug, 02:13their copy
    • ABC News (Australia)04:19
      'Everyone is on edge' as migration policy confusion reigns

      As One Nation MP David Farley calls for "flexibility" on migration policy in his electorate of Farrer, community leaders say skilled migrants who want to settle in the area should have long-term options.

    • gloucesteradvocate.com.au19:00
      Should he stay or should he go? All eyes on Farley

      Just how long David Farley can last in One Nation is anyone's guess.

      14 reprints

      • ulladullatimes.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • examiner.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • hepburnadvocate.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • redlandcitybulletin.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • dailyadvertiser.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • southernhighlandnews.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • lithgowmercury.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • camdencourier.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • wellingtontimes.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • armidaleexpress.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • gleninnesexaminer.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
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      • theadvocate.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
      • newcastleherald.com.au25 Aug, 19:00their copy
    • ABC News (Australia)19:11
      One Nation confusion has thrust NOM back into the spotlight

      Net overseas migration is a term often misunderstood, and the PM claims numbers are being thrown around "like confetti". So what exactly is the NOM, what kind of factors cause it to fluctuate, and where do the political parties stand?

    • realestate.com.au19:22edited after publishing
      ‘Completely botched’: Barnaby Joyce reveals impact of migration crackdown - realestate.com.au

      One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce claims PM Anthony Albanese “botched” Australia with shock immigration flooding that’s fuelling a housing crisis.

19. Wed, 26 August 2026

    2 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)04:39
      PM rules out British backpackers being forced to work in regions

      The prime minister has vowed not to make British backpackers work in regional areas as part of a looming migration overhaul, defusing a potential diplomatic stoush with the United Kingdom.

    • muswellbrookchronicle.com.au08:21
      Domestic violence measures decried as 'piecemeal'

      Premiers and chief ministers have agreed to speed up efforts to combat domestic violence, but some have labelled...

      4 reprints

      • portnews.com.au26 Aug, 08:21their copy
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      • bunburymail.com.au26 Aug, 08:21their copy
20. Thu, 27 August 2026

    14 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)04:11edited after publishing
      Prime minister intervenes to guarantee refugee intake will not be cut

      previouslyAnger and confusion over Labor's planned refugee cuts

      The Albanese government's plans to slash more than 6,000 places from its annual refugee intake have sparked anger and confusion within Labor, and prompted accusations it would amount to an "extraordinary betrayal" of the party's rank and file members.

    • yasstribune.com.au04:29
      Backlash as Labor plots humanitarian migration cuts

      URL changednow www.yasstribune.com.au/story/9338696/prime-minister-steps-in-to-deny-refugee-cuts/

      The government says it has not yet made a key decision on extending increased humanitarian intake, as Home...

      2 reprints

      • southernhighlandnews.com.au27 Aug, 04:29their copy
      • hardenexpress.com.au27 Aug, 04:29their copy
    • brisbanetimes.com.au05:45
      Pauline Hanson fumbles migration policy explanation

      The One Nation leader appeared to confuse different measures of migration during the News 24 Bush Summit.

    • brisbanetimes.com.au05:45
      We should work together: Hanson

      One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says her party and the Coalition should team up in a terse exchange with Nationals leader Matt Canavan.

    • The Guardian World08:06
      Albanese vows refugee intake won’t be slashed after earlier reports 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 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has guaranteed Australia’s annual refugee intake will not be cut next financial year, shutting down plans for the arrivals quota to drop by one-third to Coalition-era levels. Labor MPs and refugee advocates reacted angrily to news on Thursday morning...

    • braidwoodtimes.com.au08:57
      Prime minister steps in to deny refugee cuts

      Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has denied concerns Australia's refugee intake would be cut after the government was accused...

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    • The Guardian World15:00edited after publishing
      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 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation has experienced a swell in popular support in the past year, and has primarily done so off the back of tough talk on immigration – a policy area almost synonymous with its leader, Pauline Hanson. But a series of blunders this...

    • ABC News (Australia)18:30
      Nationals' deputy Chester says Joyce departure 'sad for him, sad for party'

      From watching Barnaby Joyce leave the National Party for One Nation to his collapse in parliament as bushfires ravaged his electorate, Darren Chester has seen a lot in his 18 years in parliament.

    • brisbanetimes.com.au19:00
      The One Nation conundrum: details don’t matter and their voters are OK with that

      No one seems to care much that One Nation’s policy is so hard to pin down. Rather than trusting the details, they are relying more on vibes.

    • ABC News (Australia)20:49
      Live: Coalition leaves door open to cutting annual refugee intake

      Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has left the door open to reducing Australia's annual refugee intake below the current number of 20,000. Follow live.

    • moreechampion.com.au22:29
      PM call to keep refugee numbers 'not a backflip'

      URL changednow www.moreechampion.com.au/story/9339035/not-a-strong-argument-to-lower-refugee-intake-numbers/

      The prime minister has confirmed Australia's refugee intake will remain at current levels, despite reports it would be...

    • ABC News (Australia)23:53
      Labor, Coalition and One Nation fight among themselves on migration

      A messy week of debate on migration has now drawn in the Coalition after Opposition Leader Angus Taylor left the door open to cuts to the refugee intake, a day after his frontbench colleague said humanitarian visas would not be touched.

    • The Guardian World23:55edited after publishing
      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 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation has named Mike Newman, an investment banker, as its New South Wales leader and first lower house candidate ahead of the March 2027 state election. Pauline Hanson held a press conference alongside Newman on Friday morning to...

    • moreechampion.com.au23:59
      One Nation unveils leaders months out from state poll

      URL changednow www.moreechampion.com.au/story/9339100/hanson-tells-star-candidate-to-stop-speaking-japanese/

      One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is visiting regional NSW, having announced the party's leading candidates for the upcoming...

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21. Fri, 28 August 2026

    4 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)02:31
      One Nation's state leader wants NSW to be more like Texas and Florida

      The NSW One Nation leader promises to reverse bans on uranium mining and nuclear energy, invest in coal-fired power and slash regulation to get "out of the way of business".

    • The Guardian World02:56
      In this hour of need, contemplating a cut to Australia’s refugee intake is cruel populism

      Confusion and politics aside, Australia can’t pretend to be removed from the world – and the millions of people in need of sanctuary Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Messy politics aside, this much is clear: Australia is being cruelly parsimonious in resettling people, at a moment when it is of greatest global need. There are more people in the world requiring protection right now than at any time in human history, but Australia is obsessed with cutting numbers in...

    • The Guardian World06:13edited after publishing
      Hanson tells star One Nation candidate to stop speaking Japanese – as it happened

      previouslyAustralia news live: One Nation announces investment banker as NSW leader ahead of election

      This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Greens say Australia needs to ‘step up and really commit’ to aiding rebuilding in Nepal David Shoebridge, the Greens’ spokesperson on foreign affairs, told RN Breakfast earlier the Australian commitment of $5m for affected communities in Nepal “won’t come close to touching the sides” of the calamity. I think Australia needs to step up and really commit to helping rebuild. This is a country with minimal spare...

    • gleninnesexaminer.com.au17:31
      'Poison coming across': One Nation faces test out west

      URL changednow www.gleninnesexaminer.com.au/story/9339668/one-nation-holds-narrow-lead-over-labor-in-by-election/

      Pundits are tipping One Nation will claim another key electoral victory in a contest that could have implications...

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22. Sat, 29 August 2026

    3 reports
    • smh.com.au02:10
      ‘Coalition of chaos’: Labor links Crisafulli LNP to One Nation

      Labor leaders have warned of a far-right coalition at the next election, while a high-profile MP has vowed to recontest her seat, despite an unfavourable redistribution.

    • blayneychronicle.com.au19:30
      Why voters rage against the machine, and how the majors can win them back

      Neither blunt denial nor quisling appeasement will deflate the anti-establishment balloon.

      2 reprints

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    • ABC News (Australia)22:09
      'Took my breath away': Reports of racist attacks amid talk of 'monoculture'

      The 2026 Lowy Institute Poll records the largest ever decline in support for cultural diversity in Australia, with some saying they live in fear of racist attacks even in the largely progressive city of Canberra.

23. Sun, 30 August 2026

    4 reports
    • bluemountainsgazette.com.au01:04
      'Basic facts': One Nation slammed for migration muddle

      URL changednow www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/9339955/anti-migration-rally-turns-on-hanson-amid-policy-muddle/

      One Nation is under pressure to clarify how the anti-immigration party will reach its annual net migration target...

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    • ulladullatimes.com.au03:49
      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...

      4 reprints

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    • naroomanewsonline.com.au06:45
      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...

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      • dailyliberal.com.au30 Aug, 06:45their copy
    • ABC News (Australia)07:40
      One Nation could revive NSW trade posts scrapped in 'jobs for the boys' saga

      One Nation NSW leader Mike Newman was the state's senior trade and investment commissioner in Tokyo from 2022 to 2024.

24. Mon, 31 August 2026

    2 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)21:10
      Live: Voters sent Labor message in WA by-election loss, Wong says

      Acting Prime Minister Penny Wong acknowledges voters sent Labor a message in the recent WA state by-election won by One Nation. Follow live.

    • ABC News (Australia)21:10
      Live: Labor rebukes Hanson claim PM 'crossed a line' with criticism

      Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has urged Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own actions after the One Nation leader accused the prime minister of crossing a line in his criticism of the minor party. Follow live.

25. Tue, 1 September 2026

    2 reports
    • The Guardian World08:11
      Albanese has everything to lose engaging in a fight with Hanson, but he may be drawn in anyway

      The PM wants to combat One Nation through core Labor values such as education and health, even as his popularity takes a beating Sign up for Guardian Australia’s new Politics, really newsletter here At the height of her 1998 re-election fight, Pauline Hanson was challenged to give her honest assessment of John Howard. Two years on from her firebrand maiden speech, the One Nation leader was contesting the Queensland seat of Blair when she was bailed up by a group of punters at a country race...

    • lithgowmercury.com.au19:00
      Hello pot, this is kettle. Give us a break, Pauline

      Hanson should be the last person to complain about social cohesion.

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26. Wed, 2 September 2026

    2 reports
    • wellingtontimes.com.au07:54
      Frosty reception as major parties lock horns on housing

      Leaders from the Labor, Liberal and One Nation parties have drawn political battle lines over housing as a...

      4 reprints

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    • ABC News (Australia)19:00
      Hanson risks accusations she's using a security issue for political points

      By speaking publicly about the threats she's facing, the One Nation leader has shone a light on a growing problem facing our democracy but pinning them on routine political rhetoric risks accusations of political point-scoring.

27. Thu, 3 September 2026

    1 report
    • ABC News (Australia)12:00
      Labor shuts down course linked to student visa misuse

      The federal government is preventing new enrolments in a graduate diploma it fears is being used by non-genuine international students to switch courses and prolong their stay in Australia.

28. Fri, 4 September 2026

    3 reports
    • abc.net.au07:00
      Fed government cancels uni course due to visa concerns - ABC listen

      As the debate over how many migrants Australia should take in each year continues, the federal government has used new powers to ban enrolments in a course linked to student visa mis-use.

    • abc.net.au08:00
      The course international students are accused of gaming for visas - ABC listen

      The Federal Government's accusing thousands of international students of abusing the visa system, entering on a course they're not really committed to just to come to or stay in Australia. As political pressure from One Nation mounts on the government and Labor delays outlining a new approach to immigration policy, it hasn't launched a broad reworking of the international student system. Instead - it's targeting one particular course and the students who've signed up to it. It's called The...

    • ABC News (Australia)19:00
      Why political optimism has become scarce in Australia

      Judgements on the Albanese government's performance have never been this harsh.

29. Sat, 5 September 2026

    1 report
    • ABC News (Australia)19:00
      One Nation, Coalition bank on cheap cigarettes being uncool

      The Coalition and One Nation will have to prove they believe a generation that has grown up thinking cigarettes are both uncool and expensive will continue to resist when the last of those barriers disappears.

30. Sun, 6 September 2026

    5 reports
    • dailyadvertiser.com.au00:27
      Liberals deny mooted flag-burning ban a One Nation ploy

      The coalition's newly announced flag policy could land people in jail for a year, but the opposition leader...

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      • nvi.com.au6 Sept, 00:27their copy
    • The Guardian World02:43edited after publishing
      Up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme – as it happened

      previouslyAustralia news live: Taylor proposes laws against flag burning and to lock in 26 January as Australia Day

      This blog is now closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Duniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claims The opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported. We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standards across the board, and the problem with the curriculum is we have left foundations behind....

    • The Guardian World03:11
      Coalition denies flag-burning ban an attempt to undercut One Nation as Labor says push has ‘element of desperation’

      Policy unveiled on Sunday would create new criminal offences for flag burning and defacing historical monuments, and legislate 26 January as Australia Day Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Angus Taylor has rejected claims the Coalition’s push to criminalise burning of the Australian flag is an attempt to undercut One Nation, insisting penalties of up to a year in prison are necessary to “stand up for our...

    • ABC News (Australia)21:03edited after publishing
      Live: Coalition's opt-out algorithm criticism like 'protesting seatbelts', Butler says

      previouslyLive: One Nation reveals plan to divert superannuation to boost pay

      Labor frontbencher Mark Butler is rejecting Coalition claims the introduction of an opt-out algorithm amounts to censorship. Follow live.

    • ABC News (Australia)23:27edited after publishing
      'Economically disastrous': One Nation's early access super scheme slammed

      previouslyOne Nation pushes for early super access for renters and mortgage holders

      Australians would be given the option to divert a portion of their superannuation into their take-home pay for up to three years, but one economist has warned it will increase the cost of living in the long term.

31. Mon, 7 September 2026

    7 reports
    • The Guardian World00:17edited after publishing ×2
      Coalition targets Labor over ‘plummeting’ Sydney house prices – as it happened

      previouslyAustralia news live: Chalmers says next election to be fought on super after One Nation reveals plan; Sydney to get urban solar farm

      This blog is now closed Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here One Nation has come up with a plan to give people their superannuation earlier, reducing the amount they’ll have at retirement in exchange for a current cash boost. Pauline Hanson says under their plan anyone paying rent or a mortgage can take up to a quarter of their super as a “pay boost” for up to three years. Continue reading...

    • Japan Times06:25
      Australia’s One Nation party proposes pension shake-up to boost take-home pay

      Pauline Hanson, the leader of the right-wing party, argues the move — criticized by the ruling Labor party — would give people more of their own money when they need it.

    • theage.com.au10:51edited after publishing
      Joyce says he’s ‘not Jesus Christ’ when pushed on controversial superannuation policy

      Grilled on the ABC’s 7.30 over the numbers behind One Nation’s controversial superannuation policy, the maverick MP snapped at host Sarah Ferguson.

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    • rnz.co.nz17:30
      Number of migrating Kiwis is not growing, says PM, but thousands are still leaving

      The number of New Zealanders returning from Australia has increased 14 percent in the past year, but the number heading across the ditch is more than double the number returning home.

    • ABC News (Australia)21:09edited after publishing
      Live: Lambie fires up, demands a 'leash' be put around big tech

      previouslyLive: Joyce says Australians who 'have a brain' won't take from super unless needed

      A fired-up Jacqui Lambie has demanded the government "put a leash around" big tech and legislate an opt-in scheme for social media algorithms. Follow live.

    • northerndailyleader.com.au22:00
      'Alarm bells': Labor seats favoured in grants scheme

      URL changednow www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/9345711/doesnt-pass-pub-test-labor-seats-awash-with-grants/

      A Centre for Public Integrity report has found more than 70 per cent of grants given as part...

    • muswellbrookchronicle.com.au23:13
      One Nation rejects need to model proposed super changes

      Barnaby Joyce has denied a plan to allow early access to super would worsen inflation, despite appearing to...

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32. Tue, 8 September 2026

    5 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)00:07
      Under pressure to explain super policy, Joyce says he is 'not Jesus Christ'

      The One Nation Treasury spokesperson sidesteps questions about modelling the inflationary impact of the proposal, saying Australians are "not stupid" and can manage their own money.

    • The Guardian World01:37edited after publishing
      Another Australian found safe after Nepal-Tibet floods – as it happened

      previouslyAustralia politics live: Joyce says One Nation ‘shouldn’t have to model’ super plan; Chaney condemns Labor ‘park barrelling’ allegations

      This blog is now closed ‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation policy will leave people $25k worse off at retirement, Mulino says Superannuation is kicking off again today with One Nation pushing to allow people to divert 3% of their superannuation to their rent or mortgage. It took us decades to get to 12% superannuation guarantee and that’s a...

    • The Guardian World02:18
      Barnaby Joyce says he’s not ‘Jesus Christ’ and admits One Nation has not modelled super policy in fiery interviews

      Jim Chalmers says One Nation’s superannuation policy is ‘an absolute shambles’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce, One Nation’s Treasury spokesperson, says his party has not modelled the potential impact on retirement incomes and inflation from his party’s plan to give millions of households early access to their super savings in his second combative interview in two days. The morning after telling...

    • The Guardian World05:12
      Andrew Hastie threatens One Nation with ‘costly’ fight over claims he is a ‘traitor’ to Australia

      Liberal MP says One Nation is trying to unseat him because he gave evidence against Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Andrew Hastie has threatened Pauline Hanson and One Nation strategist James Ashby with a “costly” fight over claims he is a traitor to Australia, labelling his critics “cowards” who don’t believe in the rule of law. In some of the Liberal MP’s strongest...

    • ABC News (Australia)23:41
      Voters want greater say over national policy as dismay with major parties grows

      Australians still believe in the ideals of their democracy and government, but their declining faith in politicians and the political system is putting that trust at "profound risk".

33. Wed, 9 September 2026

    4 reports
    • The Guardian World05:53
      Andrew Hastie accuses Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce of being ‘lying cowards’ over One Nation ‘traitor’ cartoon

      The Canning MP says the cartoon, first posted by Hanson on social media over a month ago, calls him a traitor eight times Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Liberal frontbencher and SAS veteran Andrew Hastie has called Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce “lying cowards”, after he claimed a One Nation cartoon portrayed him as a traitor for providing evidence in court against Ben Roberts-Smith. Hastie further escalated...

    • ABC News (Australia)07:24
      Andrew Hastie demands One Nation delete or own 'traitor' attack

      Opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie calls Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce "lying cowards" as a dispute over a One Nation video describing him as a "traitor" intensifies.

    • begadistrictnews.com.au08:35
      'Lying cowards': Liberal MP unloads on Hanson and Joyce

      URL changednow www.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/9347306/hanson-denies-traitor-claim-after-lying-coward-barb/

      A feud between a prominent Liberal MP and One Nation leaders has descended into name calling over their...

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    • ABC News (Australia)21:02
      Live: 'Leave our goddamn veterans alone': Lambie backs Hastie in One Nation fight

      Jacqui Lambie launches a passionate defence of Andrew Hastie following Pauline Hanson's refusal to remove a cartoon video targeting the Liberal MP. Follow live.

34. Thu, 10 September 2026

    15 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)01:33
      'Bloody coward': Lambie blasts Hanson over 'disgusting' Hastie traitor cartoon

      Independent senator Jacqui Lambie and others from across the political spectrum launch a spirited defence of Andrew Hastie after One Nation published a cartoon that repeatedly described the Liberal frontbencher and veteran as a "traitor".

    • ABC News (Australia)02:43
      Major parties accused of 'madness' in immigration race with One Nation

      The federal government is in discussions with the opposition over immigration as SA Premier Peter Malinauskas warns major parties against a "political race to the bottom".

    • redlandcitybulletin.com.au02:58
      'Lowest bit of life': foes back MP over One Nation slur

      URL changednow www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au/story/9347418/despicable-parties-unite-against-one-nation-attack/

      Pauline Hanson's labelling of Andrew Hastie as a traitor has drawn a fierce rebuke from an unlikely band...

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      • moreechampion.com.au10 Sept, 02:58their copy
    • dailymail.com03:47
      Labor Premier claims skilled migrants each bring $415k to economy

      In a speech at the Sydney Institute on Wednesday night, Malinauskas argued that skilled migrants offered a significant economic benefit compared with Australians.

    • watoday.com.au03:58edited after publishing
      ‘I wouldn’t call him a traitor’: WA One Nation leader distances himself from Hastie cartoon

      previously‘I wouldn’t call him a traitor’: WA One Nation leader distances himself from Hanson cartoon

      WA One Nation leader Rod Caddies said he wouldn’t call Liberal MP and SAS veteran Andrew Hastie a traitor.

    • dailymail.com04:27
      Labor votes down bid to block foreign terrorist fighters

      Pauline Hanson has slammed Labor for voting down her bill that would have blocked terrorist fighters from returning to Australia.

    • The Guardian World05:07edited after publishing
      Jacqui Lambie calls Pauline Hanson an ‘angry little woman’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor

      previouslyJacqui Lambie says Pauline Hanson a ‘bloody coward’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor

      Lambie, a veteran and Tasmanian senator, says One Nation leader is a ‘coward’ who is showing her ‘true colours’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jacqui Lambie has escalated her attack on Pauline Hanson, describing her as an “angry little woman” and a “bloody coward” after Hanson refused to apologise for or take down a One Nation cartoon labelling Liberal frontbencher and SAS veteran Andrew Hastie a “traitor”....

    • The Guardian World05:37
      ABC and the Guardian call on One Nation to reverse media ban amid censorship concerns

      News outlets raise alarm after being barred from media events and condemn offensive comments made by party director James Ashby Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The ABC and the Guardian have called on One Nation to reverse its ban on select media outlets from press conferences amid warnings the party is practising censorship and actively avoiding public scrutiny. On Tuesday both outlets were asked to leave a One...

    • ABC News (Australia)06:49
      Joyce vague on details, Albanese wins tennis match amid golf grant saga

      This week One Nation's Treasury spokesperson was vague on policy details, Andrew Hastie took on Pauline Hanson and the prime minister defended his membership to a golf club.

    • wellingtontimes.com.au08:12
      'Despicable': parties unite against One Nation attack

      Political rivals are joining Liberal MP Andrew Hastie in rebuking One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, who is under...

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    • ABC News (Australia)18:57
      Hanson's overreach on Hastie kicks Liberals into gear

      This week the One Nation leader dug her heels in on two high-risk demonstrations.

    • ABC News (Australia)21:10
      Live: One Nation senator says party has nothing to apologise for over Hastie 'traitor' carton

      One Nation senator Sean Bell says his party has nothing to apologise for over a cartoon video that calls Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, a former special Air Service soldier, a "traitor".

    • therural.com.au22:59
      'Tasteless': One Nation outrage grows as RSL weighs in

      URL changednow www.therural.com.au/story/9348175/bordering-on-violent-concerns-over-one-nation-video/

      RSL Australia have spoken out against a cartoon video by Pauline Hanson where Liberal and SAS veteran Andrew...

    • examiner.com.au23:22
      It's taken Hanson's overreach on Hastie to put some spine into Liberals

      The battle is escalating.

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    • dailymail.com23:49
      Jacqui Lambie explodes at Pauline Hanson

      Traditional rivals have come to Andrew Hastie's defence in his war of words with Pauline Hanson.

35. Fri, 11 September 2026

    5 reports
    • The Guardian World00:22edited after publishing
      One flight cancelled every three days due to staff shortages – as it happened

      previouslyAustralia news live: Andrew Hastie says he accepts Barnaby Joyce’s explanation over ‘traitor’ video and Pauline Hanson now ‘the only lying coward’

      This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ‘Profound’ increase in death rate for welfare recipients, report finds People receiving an income support including disability, unemployment or carers payments had an average mortality rate more than nine times higher than people who did not access the welfare system, AAP reports. I think if One Nation and the Greens are voting together, the Greens are voting the wrong way on climate. … I’m very pleased that...

    • The Guardian World02:59
      Hastie accepts apology from Joyce over ‘traitor’ cartoon as Hanson doubles down and tells critics to ‘chill’

      A split emerges in One Nation over the video, with Barnaby Joyce offering an apology as Pauline Hanson continues to refuse to take it down Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Andrew Hastie has accepted an apology from his former colleague Barnaby Joyce over a One Nation cartoon video labelling the former SAS captain a traitor but reiterated that he believed Pauline Hanson was a “lying coward”. The apology has...

    • watoday.com.au05:59
      Why Rinehart is pushing to make Hastie an outcast, and backing Hanson to bring him down

      Gina Rinehart once supported arch-conservative MP Andrew Hastie. But now she’s thrown her support behind One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and her plan to bring him down.

    • Bloomberg Politics06:20
      Far-Right Leader Roils Australian Politics With ‘Traitor’ Slur

      Far-right leader Pauline Hanson has stirred fresh controversy in Australian politics after a video she posted branding a fellow lawmaker and former soldier a “traitor” prompted a volley of insults and recriminations.

    • theconversation.com14:00
      Albanese and Taylor explore possibility of deal on migration reforms

      The discussions between the two leaders reflect a desire by both sides to reduce the heat around the migration issue, which is being fuelled by One Nation.

36. Sat, 12 September 2026

    3 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)19:00
      The Coalition finds voice in One Nation battle and starts new free speech fight

      As fresh battle lines were drawn up over Labor’s proposed digital duty of care this week, another ongoing war entered a new phase.

    • The Guardian World20:00edited after publishing
      Do not call her a racist: anti-Pauline Hanson strategists tell campaigners character attacks won’t work in Victoria

      Exclusive: Strategic rethink urges progressive activists to respectfully steer one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters towards economic concerns Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The message from strategists was blunt: do not, however tempting, personally attack Pauline Hanson or call her a racist. The request has been made to progressive campaigners and unionists who have been asked to start...

    • ABC News (Australia)21:59
      'Bad language, threats': WA politicians have had enough of copping it online

      Scrutiny and abuse are all in a day's work for politicians, but for Liberal, Labor and One Nation representatives in Western Australia, social media has proved to be a particularly nasty beast this week.

37. Sun, 13 September 2026

    12 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)01:28
      Immigrants wary of becoming political fodder as migration debate heats up

      An expert argues the migration debate is fixated on the wrong number, while regional Australia calls for a national settlement strategy.

    • The Guardian World03:36
      Albanese hits back at Pauline Hanson’s ‘nastiness’ after criticism of his mother’s use of public housing

      Andrew Hastie also says One Nation leader is ‘not the person I thought she was’ and he feels sorry for Joyce Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has labelled Pauline Hanson nasty and spiteful over resurfaced comments from the One Nation leader criticising his mother for living in public housing for decades. Hanson also faced further a political threat from Liberal MP Andrew Hastie – who vowed to go...

    • ABC News (Australia)04:47
      Some migrants are open to One Nation if it passes an important test

      Some culturally diverse voters might understand her stance on immigration, but want Pauline Hanson to clarify her position on migrants before they support her party.

    • canberratimes.com.au04:49
      'Out of her league': PM defends mum after Hanson attack

      One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been called on to apologise after "appalling" comments made about Anthony Albanese's...

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    • The Guardian World15:00
      Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce stayed at Gina Rinehart’s $20m mansion after One Nation fundraisers

      Exclusive: New details underscoring depth of relationship between billionaire and party revealed in first episode of Guardian podcast The Populist Listen to the Guardian’s podcast The Populist here Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce stayed overnight at Gina Rinehart’s $20m Brisbane mansion after fundraising events held for One Nation, Guardian Australia can reveal. On one occasion, Joyce conducted a live television interview with...

    • ABC News (Australia)18:47
      The political pile-on that could be Pauline Hanson's best weapon

      In both Liberal and Labor research on how to meet the growing electoral threat from One Nation, one piece of advice does not change.

    • crikey.com.au21:32
      Hanson criticised for attack on PM’s mother

      Even Scott Morrison came out in support of the prime minister after Pauline Hanson's comments resurfaced this weekend. Meanwhile, those in charge of AI reckon someone should slow it down.

    • macrobusiness.com.au22:00
      Migration system reality check: it's not going to be easy

      As the debate over the right level of net overseas migration into Australia continues in the halls of power in Canberra, a modicum of the reality of migration enforcement has come to the forefront in the media. The story of Charlotte Camer, who came to Australia as a 1-year-old with her mother on a tourist

    • abc.net.au23:01
      Government slams One Nation migration plan

      The federal government has slammed One Nation's plan to significantly lower temporary migrant numbers. Oman has postponed talks between regional countries, including Iran, to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. Alexander Zverev has won the US Open Tennis title.

    • crikey.com.au23:16
      By peddling AUKUS and the China 'threat', Kevin 07 shows his very different vision of Australia

      Washington will have enjoyed Kevin Rudd's commitment to the "essential" AUKUS project. But the likes of Keating and Turnbull have an opposing vision of reality.

    • ABC News (Australia)23:31
      One Nation unveils 'breathing space' plan for net-negative migration

      One Nation unveils its plan to slash immigration by 750,000 places over three years, with major cuts targeting international students and the families of skilled migrants.

    • The Guardian World23:39edited after publishing ×2
      One Nation’s plan to cut migration by 750,000 would ‘smash economy’ and force hospitals to close, Labor says

      previouslyOne Nation vows to cut migration by 750,000 amid warnings move would damage economy

      Universities Australia says party can’t take skills and jobs out of the country and ‘pretend there will be no consequences’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s latest immigration policy would “smash the Australian economy” and force hospitals and aged care facilities to close, Labor has warned, while the university sector has urged against a “race to the bottom” on cutting overseas arrivals. One Nation...

38. Mon, 14 September 2026

    14 reports
    • abc.net.au00:00
      Breakfast Wrap: One Nation's 'net negative' migration policy - ABC listen

      Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

    • crikey.com.au00:24
      One of legacy media’s big problems? How it frames migration is, statistically, un-Australian

      The second episode of the ABC's National Forum will look at "Australia's migration challenge". It's proof, yet again, that the media is asking the wrong questions.

    • ABC News (Australia)05:38edited after publishing
      Hanson swiftly condemned for labelling Indigenous Australians 'primitive race'

      Politicians from across the divide have condemned Pauline Hanson's remarks about Indigenous Australians, labelling them "vile", "divisive" and "derogatory".

    • ABC News (Australia)06:12
      Migration is more complicated than the one number politicians fixate on

      It's one thing to set a net migration target, but working out how to achieve that is a conversation political leaders have been less keen to have.

    • The Guardian World06:38
      Pauline Hanson’s comments about Indigenous Australians condemned as ‘nasty’ and ‘derogatory’

      Indigenous senators have criticised One Nation leader saying the comments showed ‘wilful ignorance’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Federal parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have joined in condemning resurfaced comments by Pauline Hanson as “nasty” and “derogatory”, after she labelled Indigenous Australians the “most primitive race on Earth”. The Indigenous affairs minister, Malarndirri...

    • Channel News Asia08:05
      Australian far-right leader sparks outrage with 'primitive' Indigenous comments
    • Anadolu Agency (AA)10:09
      Outrage in Australia over One Nation leader's racist remarks about Indigenous people

      Indigenous Australians minister demands apology after Hanson described First Nations people as 'most primitive race on Earth'

    • ABC News (Australia)12:40
      Joyce dismisses threats of 'tanked economy' from negative migration rates

      One Nation's treasury spokesperson Barnaby Joyce says his party is prepared to put the will of the people ahead of the opinions of economists, as he faces claims on ABC's National Forum that net negative migration would "tank" Australia's economy.

    • The Guardian World15:00
      One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart

      Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist Listen: The Populist: Aeroplanes and bulldozers | Episode 1 – podcast Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation has come under fire for quietly shelving support for a new domestic gas reservation policy in preference for a policy that favours the party’s billionaire patron, Gina Rinehart. The Albanese government has announced it will...

    • ABC News (Australia)19:00
      One Nation MP open to slashing family visas

      One Nation MP David Farley says his party is open to slashing Australia's permanent family visa intake, meaning Australian citizens could be stripped of their right to be reunited with their spouses or children.

    • edenmagnet.com.au19:30
      One Nation's superannuation policy preys on desperate Australians

      Early access to super costs far too much.

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    • ABC News (Australia)20:01
      Uni sector says campuses will shut under One Nation plan

      One Nation has released a plan to slash immigration by 750,000 people over three years, with international students targeted.

    • irrigator.com.au23:13
      One Nation rubbishes budget costings on migration

      A lack of detail from One Nation in it's pledge for net-negative migration for three years has been...

    • edenmagnet.com.au23:13
      Hanson targets student 'visa hoppers' as backlog swells

      URL changednow www.edenmagnet.com.au/story/9350222/one-nation-rubbishes-budget-costings-on-migration/

      Universities have been pushed into relying on foreign student fees and now risked being decimating by migration cuts,...

39. Tue, 15 September 2026

    7 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)04:27
      Hanson apologises if she caused offence by Indigenous Australian remarks

      Addressing widespread condemnation, the One Nation leader clarified what she meant by referring to Indigenous Australians as "primitive".

    • The Guardian World05:42
      Pauline Hanson says she’s sorry ‘if I offended people’ with Indigenous Australians remarks

      One Nation leader had been condemned by figures from across the political spectrum over the resurfaced podcast comments Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson has made a qualified apology after describing Indigenous Australians as the “most primitive race on Earth”, saying she did not intend to upset people and said she was sorry “if I offended people”. The One Nation leader has been under fire from...

    • manningrivertimes.com.au07:05
      Hanson refuses to apologise for Indigenous comments

      URL changednow www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/9350345/hanson-leaves-wriggle-room-in-her-primitive-apology/

      Pauline Hanson has doubled down on her comments that Indigenous Australians are "the most primitive race on Earth"...

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    • iDNES (Czechia)12:56
      Jsou nejprimitivnější rasa na Zemi, řekla senátorka o Aborigincích. Vzbudila bouři

      Australská senátorka a vůdkyně krajně pravicové strany One Nation (Jeden národ) Pauline Hansonová vzbudila značnou kontroverzi slovy o domorodých obyvatelích země známých jako Aboriginci. Prohlásila, že nic nedokázali a že je to „nejprimitivnější rasa na Zemi“. Na senátorku se následně snesla kritika z rasismu.

    • The Guardian World15:00
      Pauline Hanson’s daughter Lee working for a NSW One Nation senator remotely from Tasmania without ministerial approval

      Exclusive: Lee Hanson also appears to be regularly campaigning for party during work hours, social media shows Listen to Guardian Australia’s podcast The Populist here Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson’s daughter, Lee Hanson, has been working in Tasmania as a senior adviser to a New South Wales One Nation senator without the required ministerial approval, Guardian Australia can reveal. Under work base arrangements that apply to the staff of all MPs, a...

    • farmweekly.com.au20:00
      Who will do the work? Bush businesses, ag caught in Canberra's migration squeeze

      Farmers caught between govt go-slow and One Nation's migration cuts.

    • ABC News (Australia)21:07edited after publishing
      Live: Burke to unveil Labor's revamped migration policy tomorrow after delay

      previouslyLive: Former spy boss says 'ball was dropped' in Australia following October 7 attacks

      Tony Burke will announce Labor's highly anticipated migration overhaul tomorrow, a month after he was forced to postpone a planned address. Follow live.

40. Wed, 16 September 2026

    14 reports
    • easternriverinachronicle.com.au01:05
      Hanson tipped to ride out Indigenous row but risks loom

      URL changednow www.easternriverinachronicle.com.au/story/9351132/hanson-gets-1010-for-indigenous-apology-from-own-mp/

      The One Nation leader's labelling of Indigenous Australians as primitive is being described as nothing new, but there...

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    • The Guardian World03:41edited after publishing
      Minns says Molly Ticehurst’s murderer deserved longer sentence for ‘vicious’ crime’ – as it happened

      previouslyPolitics live: former spy boss says ‘ball was dropped’ on antisemitism; Hastie says One Nation channelling ‘Maga’

      This blog is now closed Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Sports precinct funding report reveals a ‘pattern of behaviour’, Wilson says Tim Wilson says there are questions for Labor to answer over an ABC report which says health minister Mark Butler’s office asked an Adelaide council to put forward a $6m sports precinct upgrade for federal funding before any detailed costings or formal planning had been done. I think what we’re now seeing is a pattern of behaviour. The...

    • timeshighereducation.com04:35edited after publishing
      Australian university funding bill set to pass Senate

      previouslyAustralian funding bill set to pass Senate

      Passage of legislation appears assured after Greens ‘secured’ government’s agreement to a dozen amendments

    • ABC News (Australia)05:17
      Family visas for foreign students targeted in migration crackdown

      International students would effectively be banned from bringing family members to Australia under a long-awaited overhaul of the immigration system.

    • The Guardian World07:33
      Foreign students to face tough restrictions on bringing in family under Labor’s immigration plan

      Home affairs minister Tony Burke will detail long-awaited changes as support for One Nation surges amid immigration debate Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Foreign students will face tough restrictions on the ability to bring family members into Australia, as the federal government shifts sections of the country’s immigration system away from demand-driven settings. Long-awaited changes will be revealed by the...

    • theconversation.com07:45
      Hanson’s personal attacks and offensive comments are straight out of the populist playbook. But they come with risks

      What is acceptable from a minor party of protest may not be what voters want to see from a potential government.

    • South China Morning Post12:42
      Australia to ban student dependants as Labor fends off far-right pressure

      Australia is set to introduce sweeping changes to its immigration policy by barring international students from bringing dependants, in a bid to ease housing pressures and fend off a growing political challenge from the far-right. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will announce the measures at the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday, outlining plans to trim net overseas migration from 300,000 to 225,000 by 2028. The issuance of temporary residence permits would also be reduced to curb...

    • theage.com.au19:00
      The radical is becoming normal under Hanson. If you’re not worried, you should be

      Anthony Albanese’s hare-and-the-tortoise political strategy, built on policy incrementalism, is now on life support. Angus Taylor is a store-bought Liberal leader who looks the part but will eventually have to make way for Andrew Hastie.

    • theage.com.au19:00edited after publishing
      Scott Morrison’s heartless legacy lives on – and it’s Victoria that will hurt most

      previouslyAs the immigration debate rages, the people who will really pay are Victorians

      We saw during the pandemic what Melbourne was like without international students. One Nation’s immigration policies would take us back to that moribund place again.

    • ABC News (Australia)19:32
      Labor's long-awaited migration overhaul targets temporary visas

      Labor will tighten rules for temporary migrants bringing family members, switching visas and extending their stays as it seeks to cut net overseas migration.

    • ABC News (Australia)20:40
      End of certainty: Why Andrew Barr's job just became a whole lot harder

      The task of running a government in the territory just got significantly harder, probably for everyone and likely forever.

    • ABC News (Australia)21:08edited after publishing
      Live: Labor folds to pressure, scraps $5,000 veterans allied health cap

      previouslyLive: Universities Australia boss 'deeply worried' about migration overhaul

      The federal government has bowed to pressure and scrapped its proposed $5,000 veteran allied health cap announced in this year's federal budget. Follow live.

    • ABC News (Australia)21:43
      One Nation volunteer previously promoted neo-Nazi ideologies

      A One Nation volunteer at a WA by-election was found by a tribunal to have previously promoted racist and neo-Nazi ideologies.

    • queanbeyanage.com.au23:23
      Late-arriving migration shake-up sparks business alarm

      URL changednow www.queanbeyanage.com.au/story/9351893/backpackers-and-students-lose-out-in-migration-overhaul/

      Students and people on bridging visas might soon be targeted by a migration strategy an expert says is...

41. Thu, 17 September 2026

    16 reports
    • Channel News Asia00:51
      Australia to bar foreign students from bringing partners, children while they study
    • Bloomberg Politics02:30
      Australia Targets Family Visas, Overstayers to Cut Migration

      Australia’s center-left government is moving to reduce immigration, planning a clampdown on people who have overstayed their visas as well as restricting most student-visa holders from bringing family members into the country.

    • BBC News World05:05
      International students, 'visa hoppers' and backpackers targeted in Australia migration crackdown

      The government wants to reduce net overseas migration to 225,000 people by 2028.

    • ABC News (Australia)05:49
      Labor unveils migration cuts targeting students, backpackers and overstayers

      Labor will restrict international student families, cap longer backpacker stays and target visa overstayers as it seeks greater control over migration.

    • ABC News (Australia)06:32
      Universities and students alarmed by immigration crackdown on families

      Higher education stakeholders say sweeping migration changes will jeopardise an export industry worth $55 billion, with international students likely to choose other destinations.

    • ABC News (Australia)07:07
      With eight words, Tony Burke may have handed his opponents a campaign ad

      It's possible that with eight words about migration, Tony Burke has handed his political opponents a campaign ad — and another reason not to reach a legislative compromise.

    • The Guardian World08:05edited after publishing
      Queensland to create outback boot camps for youth offenders – as it happened

      previouslyAustralian politics live: Labor says people with child support debts to be banned from leaving Australia; Burke to reveal new immigration rules

      This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce says Labor is copying and pasting One Nation’s homework because the measures we know so far around blocking the families of international students and preventing visa hopping have some similarity to what Pauline Hanson is suggesting. Speaking to the Today show a little earlier, Joyce says Burke’s last minute cancellation at the press club was “the greatest no-show since Amelia Earhart”. [Burke]...

    • DW Top Stories08:35edited after publishing
      Australia to restrict student, backpacker visas in migration clampdown

      The Australian interior minister said reducing migration was needed to address housing pressures. The changes come as the far right surges in the polls.

    • watoday.com.au09:30
      Burke’s immigration plans are solid, but they’re not the antidote to Hansonism that Labor needs

      Tony Burke ticked all the right boxes and made all the right noises at the National Press Club, yet his plans won’t win over many voters tempted by Pauline Hanson’s simplistic message.

    • The Guardian World15:00
      Amid claims of ‘mass migration’, Labor hopes a measured approach will take the hot air out of the debate

      The country’s migration settings have become a source of discontent – but will Tony Burke’s approach be seen as the right mix? Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Tony Burke has promised to make Labor’s existing migration policy work better rather than announcing a dramatic cut in numbers, arguing that populist promises to slash net overseas migration will “trash Australian services and trash the Australian...

    • The Guardian World15:00
      Tony Burke rejects farmers’ claims that immigration changes will increase food prices

      Farming lobby says shoppers will see emptier shelves and higher prices because of restrictions on backpackers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The farming lobby’s claim that immigration rule changes will increase food prices for households is wrong, Tony Burke has said, describing moves to speed up processing of backpacker visas as a positive step for agriculture. Burke revealed Labor’s long-awaited reforms at...

    • crookwellgazette.com.au17:36
      Labor on thin ICE with plan to detain visa over-stayers

      URL changednow www.crookwellgazette.com.au/story/9352644/labors-visa-detention-stance-compared-with-trumps-ice/

      A crackdown on unlawful non-residents as part of a broader migration overhaul will not resemble US-style immigration enforcement,...

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    • ABC News (Australia)18:41
      Minister says detaining visa overstayers will not lead to ICE-style raids

      Migration experts slap down a Greens claim that the Border Force crackdown on visa overstayers will be akin to ICE raids in the United States, saying it was an uncontroversial procedure that occurred regularly until 2015.

    • ABC News (Australia)18:44
      Business and miners back Labor's migration policies, but farmers angry

      Business groups, miners, and the housing industry welcome the Albanese government's changes to the migration system, but farmers and the hospitality and tourism industries say they will make labour shortages worse.

    • ABC News (Australia)18:48
      Labor pounces on migration problems, but leaves massive wedge for critics

      After the embarrassment of having to abort his earlier press club appearance, Tony Burke produced a package that, on his own admission, did not contain all he'd wished.

    • watoday.com.au19:00
      Barnaby Joyce is indeed not Jesus Christ. He doesn’t need to be

      It’s becoming clear that raw political expediency trumps economic wisdom when people feel this angry.

42. Fri, 18 September 2026

    8 reports
    • macrobusiness.com.au01:00
      An immigration lesson for ignorant Australian journalists

      Several Australian journalists and economists have claimed this week that One Nation’s sensible proposal to reduce the stock of temporary migrants back to pre-pandemic levels would create skills shortages and worsen population ageing. The following Tweet from journalist Hugh Riminton encapsulates this way of thinking: The argument is as asinine as it is ignorant. First,

    • cootamundraherald.com.au01:30
      Burke delivers overdue migration baby, but is it sturdy enough to withstand the critics?

      The speech we waited on for six weeks.

      5 reprints

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    • lithgowmercury.com.au02:26
      Labor's visa detention stance compared with Trump's ICE

      Rounding up people who have overstayed their visa into detention centres has been blasted as missing the mark...

      5 reprints

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    • Al Jazeera English05:02
      Australia to detain tourists who overstay visas amid immigration crackdown

      More than 77,000 visa overstayers face detention or departure as Australia cracks down on immigration violations.

    • Le Figaro (France)05:29
      L'Australie veut placer en rétention administrative les touristes ayant dépassé la durée de leur visa

      Le ministre de l’Intérieur, Tony Burke, avait déjà expliqué vouloir restreindre les visas étudiants et vacances-travail.

    • The Guardian World08:30edited after publishing
      Labor visa overstayer detention centre plan branded a ‘Donald Trump twist’ on immigration

      Australian Greens senator compares government’s policy to ICE as Tony Burke calls it a ‘ridiculous claim’ Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government’s move to reopen detention centres for visa overstayers, overseen by compliance officers, has drawn comparison from the Greens and advocates to Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown in the US. The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, was careful to downplay any similarities when he announced the...

    • theage.com.au10:00
      Without sound policy, the One Nation ‘vibe’ will grow

      Readers react to the rise of One Nation, and the lack of what they see as policy by the major parties.

    • ABC News (Australia)19:00
      Labor's migration target comes with a political catch

      While Labor may want the argument to be about how migration is managed, in fixing on a target it has given greater legitimacy to the numbers contest.

43. Sat, 19 September 2026

    2 reports
    • oberonreview.com.au19:30
      Race to the bottom on migration is more politics than policy

      A populist tsunami threatens to inundate the centre ground.

      1 reprint

      • northweststar.com.au19 Sept, 19:30their copy
    • ABC News (Australia)21:07
      Farrer GP labels immigration plans a 'circus' amid fears of doctor deserts

      Overseas-trained medical professionals who have made rural towns their home warn that efforts to drive down migration will put patients at risk.

44. Sun, 20 September 2026

    3 reports
    • independentaustralia.net04:00
      Burke's immigration plan commits to net overseas migration targets

      Tony Burke's immigration policy changes are like a Curate's Egg - good in parts, but are they enough to lower NOM to the targets Burke has set for himself?

    • The Guardian World15:00edited after publishing
      One Nation-linked company built $56,000 shed on private property of Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man

      Exclusive: James Ashby also drives new Ford Ranger given to party and is main pilot of plane donated by Gina Rinehart, which he says are not for personal use Listen to episode 2 of The Populist podcast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man, James Ashby, is enjoying generous benefits as a result of his role working for One Nation, with documents showing that a company linked to the party...

    • canberratimes.com.au22:38
      Record-low poll puts Labor attack dogs on offensive

      Federal government frontbenchers have arced up as their party slips to a record-low primary vote share of 27...

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45. Mon, 21 September 2026

    3 reports
    • Anadolu Agency (AA)07:42
      Australia’s Indigenous youth detention record casts shadow over its UN Security Council bid: Report

      Australia has formally launched its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for a two-year term

    • ABC News (Australia)18:47
      What everyday Australians want political leaders to hear

      For the past eight weeks, ABC teams have been talking to thousands of people across the country about what matters to them, and there is a consistent message.

    • ABC News (Australia)21:11edited after publishing
      Live: F-35 parts mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong not 'sensitive', Marles says

      previouslyLive: Bragg to reignite super fight with housing plan

      Richard Marles told journalists in Adelaide that Australia has been "made aware" of the development, and was helping the US investigate what happened. Follow live.

46. Tue, 22 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World07:19edited after publishing
      Taylor distances himself from Bragg’s proposal to let homebuyers use super as collateral for mortgages

      previouslyAngus Taylor distances himself from Andrew Bragg’s proposal to let first home buyers use super

      Opposition leader said the idea for Australians to use their superannuation savings as collateral for a loan ‘is not our policy’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor has immediately distanced himself from the latest policy proposal from Liberal frontbencher Andrew Bragg that would let first home buyers use their superannuation savings as collateral for a loan. Bragg, the shadow housing minister, floated...

47. Wed, 23 September 2026

    3 reports
    • The Guardian World03:18
      Senior Liberals rubbish Barnaby Joyce’s claim of talks over deal with One Nation as ‘figment of his imagination’

      Joyce would not say which Liberals he had spoken to, while Angus Taylor denied any conversations had taken place Senior Liberals have rubbished claims by Barnaby Joyce that he has discussed One Nation offering the Coalition a pathway to minority government after the next election, accusing him of buyers remorse after defecting from the Nationals. Joyce, who defected to join Pauline Hanson’s party in December, claimed on Tuesday night he had held talks with senior Liberals about a potential deal...

    • ABC News (Australia)08:18
      'Terrifies me': Victorian Premier makes One Nation admission

      Victorian Premier Ben Carroll tells 7.30 "One Nation terrifies me" but beneath the message analysts say it is a "fear campaign" to try and keep Labor voters.

    • The Guardian World15:00
      Victorian Labor puts reproductive rights on election agenda as it warns One Nation could try to wind back abortion access

      Exclusive: ‘We don’t want to see any winding back of women’s rights,’ health minister says ahead of state election Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian Labor government is announcing new measures to improve access to medical abortion, as it puts reproductive rights on the election agenda and claims One Nation could use abortion as a negotiating chip with the Coalition in the event of a hung parliament. On Thursday, the deputy premier and minister for women,...

48. Sat, 26 September 2026

    1 report
    • ABC News (Australia)19:07
      'Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processes

      Former One Nation candidates reveal they’re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors.

49. Sun, 27 September 2026

    5 reports
    • The Guardian World00:46
      ‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidates

      Exclusive: Many applicants left feeling ‘used, lied to, misled and gaslit’, complaint letter seen by Guardian Australia says Listen to the Guardian podcast The Populist here Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation could collect as much as $633,000 from people who have put their hand up to run in the Victorian state election , with potential candidates questioning whether the party is staging a “cash grab”. Guardian Australia has spoken to multiple former...

    • South China Morning Post04:00
      Australia just changed its visa rules. So what about its bespoke Hong Kong pathway?

      Hongkongers aiming to settle in Australia through a bespoke study-to-migrate pathway will not be exempt from new rules barring applicants from bringing along their families, the country’s home affairs authorities have said. The new rules, announced last month, have raised concerns among some Hongkongers, especially those who had hoped to bring their families while pursuing their studies in Australia before applying for temporary graduate visas to settle in the country. On September 17, Tony...

    • The Guardian World15:00edited after publishing
      One Nation boss called David Farley an ‘asshole’ in lead-up to Farrer byelection, text messages reveal

      Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show that Kelvin Morton has also clashed with party HQ staff and Brisbane volunteers Listen to episode 3 of The Populist podcast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s general manager, Kelvin Morton – brought in by the party to improve its vetting processes – referred to David Farley as an “asshole” just days before Farley’s historic Farrer byelection win for...

    • ABC News (Australia)18:45
      Rinehart allegedly tried to help recruit Liberal MP to join One Nation

      One Nation's billionaire backer Gina Rinehart allegedly attempted to help recruit a sitting federal Liberal MP at one of her holiday homes.

    • ABC News (Australia)21:02edited after publishing
      Live: Chalmers warns difficult months ahead as rate rise expected

      previouslyLive: Treasurer to unveil $6 billion improvement to federal budget

      Jim Chalmers unveils a $6 billion improvement to the federal government's forecast deficit. Follow live.

50. Mon, 28 September 2026

    4 reports
    • cpa.org.au01:59
      Labor fails on genocide
    • cpa.org.au03:56
      WEASEL WORDS - CPA
    • ABC News (Australia)19:40
      How young Australians are navigating their parents' support for One Nation

      As One Nation's popularity remains strong in the polls, gen Z is the least likely demographic to vote for the party, with support coming from older generations. But how is this political divide playing out in family relationships?

    • ABC News (Australia)21:08edited after publishing
      Live: OpenAI apologises as extent of Medicare breach revealed

      previouslyLive: Chalmers does not want to see workers 'carry the can' for Middle East war

      OpenAI releases a blog post saying it will "do better" after an AI agent breached a government system last week. Follow live.

51. Tue, 29 September 2026

    3 reports
    • The Guardian World07:31
      Sarah Hanson-Young and Mehreen Faruqi announce Greens leadership tilt after Larissa Waters’ shock resignation

      New leader expected to be chosen imminently, with David Shoebridge, Faruqi and Hanson-Young among frontrunners Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Greens Sarah Hanson-Young and Mehreen Faruqi look set to face off for the party’s leadership, with the pair both promising to bring the fight to Labor and One Nation after Larissa Waters’ shock resignation . Hanson-Young confirmed on social media she was discussing a tilt...

    • kenya-today.com13:09
      September 2026 immigration overhauls hit students, workers and visitors in Australia, US, Europe, Japan and UK

      New rules introduced in September tighten family visas for Australian students, block a US DHS rule, see Europe discuss border returns, record a Japanese skilled‑worker drop and raise UK student costs.

    • The Guardian World15:00edited after publishing
      Guardian Essential poll: Coalition’s primary vote sinks to lowest ever as majority support hardline immigration ideas

      More than half of Australians want to see the country’s migrant intake lowered while One Nation’s primary vote climbs to 25% Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition has failed to capitalise on growing criticism of Labor, with the opposition stuck at its lowest-ever primary vote in the Guardian Essential poll. The poll also shows more than half of all Australians want immigration cut and have voiced support...

52. Wed, 30 September 2026

    2 reports
    • northweststar.com.au06:26
      Attacks on Muslim graves fuelled by One Nation: leader

      Vandalism of several Muslim graves - combined with a previous attack on the same cemetery - point to...

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    • The Guardian World07:12
      David Shoebridge wants the Greens to ‘seize this moment’. Is his more combative style the answer?

      New leader says his party must connect with millions of disaffected voters and ‘make them believe in politics again’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast As One Nation’s polling surged this year, and Pauline Hanson ate away at the votes of first the Coalition and then Labor, one curious mainstay emerged; the Greens remained seemingly anchored to the 10-12% range, no matter which poll you look at . That’s despite the...

53. Thu, 1 October 2026

    1 report
    • ABC News (Australia)13:59
      Labor will go after lawyers trying to 'game' the visa system

      Labor is moving against lawyers and migration agents accused of profiting from visa applications that have little prospect of success.

54. Fri, 2 October 2026

    2 reports
    • The Guardian World01:33
      Labor targets ‘visa hopping’ international students in crackdown on ‘permanently temporary’ migration

      Migration agents and lawyers ‘selling false hope’ to people seeking to stay in Australia also in ministers’ sights as they seek to reduce overseas arrivals Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast “Visa hopping” international students, migration agents and lawyers trying to “game” the migration system will be targeted by the federal government, as Labor unveils a further crackdown. The changes announced on Friday mean...

    • ABC News (Australia)20:49
      Victoria is about to have the most unpredictable election in living memory

      Much has been written about the rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the past 12 months. The Victorian election will give us our best look yet at the decline of the two-party system.

55. Sat, 3 October 2026

    3 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)07:14
      One Nation promises law-and-order boost in Victorian campaign launch

      The party pledges to boost police numbers and increase penalties for young offenders, saying it would fund the changes by scrapping the Suburban Rail Loop and Victoria's Treaty.

    • irrigator.com.au08:04
      One Nation turns up election heat with crime policy

      URL changednow www.irrigator.com.au/story/9361894/real-change-election-pledge-for-one-nation/

      Crime and bail reform is expected to be a major focus of a One Nation state election policy...

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      • maitlandmercury.com.au3 Oct, 08:04their copy
    • bluemountainsgazette.com.au18:30
      Beating Pauline Hanson at her own game. Outrage politics gets a new player

      It seems ridiculous. But so did One Nation a few years ago.

      4 reprints

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56. Mon, 5 October 2026

    5 reports
    • The Guardian World02:35
      One Nation to establish headquarters in multimillion-dollar Brisbane office bought by Gina Rinehart

      Barnaby Joyce defends move, saying party will lease space from mining billionaire’s company at commercial rates One Nation celebrated stunning success in Queensland in 1998 – then it all fell apart. What happened? Listen to episode 4 of The Populist podcast Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce has defended One Nation’s plan to move its headquarters to a multimillion-dollar Brisbane office building bought by the mining billionaire Gina Rinehart. The One...

    • afr.com07:26edited after publishing
      ‘Pauline Hanson just turned political frustration into a rock concert’

      previouslyPauline Hanson’s One Nation turns to Donald Trump’s political playbook in Victoria

    • afr.com09:00edited after publishing
      Coalition undercuts Labor with smaller migration target

      previouslyCoalition’s migration target undercuts Labor’s, higher than One Nation’s

    • DW Top Stories19:26
      Australia's migrant policy offers lessons for EU and US

      Australia has used offshore processing centers to deter asylum seekers for more than two decades. As the EU and US pursue similar third-country arrangements, Australia's experience highlights the potential problems.

    • ABC News (Australia)20:03
      Live: Coalition expected to cut migration to 100,000 in first year if elected

      The Coalition is expected to announce it will cut net overseas migration to 100,000 in its first year of government. Follow live.

57. Tue, 6 October 2026

    15 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)03:09
      Graduate visas face the axe in Coalition migration overhaul

      The Coalition would cut net overseas migration to 100,000 for two years under a sweeping overhaul targeting graduate and bridging visas.

    • The Guardian World03:17edited after publishing
      Angus Taylor vows biggest cut to migration in Australia’s history, slashing 650,000 temporary visas

      previouslyCoalition set to unveil dramatically deeper cuts to overseas migration as it fends off One Nation’s rise

      Opposition leader says Coalition would reduce net overseas migration to 100,000 for two years Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor says a Coalition government would reduce net overseas migration to 100,000 for two years, calling the plan “the biggest cut to immigration in the history” of Australia. Following moves by One Nation and Labor to capitalise on growing anti-migration sentiment, the opposition leader announced plans by the Liberals and Nationals on...

    • queanbeyanage.com.au03:44
      Graduates targeted in radical migration overhaul plan

      URL changednow www.queanbeyanage.com.au/story/9363406/coalition-slashes-migrant-intake-to-counter-one-nation/

      The coalition will target graduates, "visa hoppers" and asylum seeker claims as it seeks to appease voter anger...

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    • Japan Times05:02
      Australian opposition vows ‘biggest cut to immigration’ in country’s history

      The Liberal-National Coalition's sweeping proposal comes amid growing anti-immigration sentiment due to high living costs and housing shortages.

    • ABC News (Australia)06:22
      Here's how Labor, the Coalition and One Nation's migration cuts compare

      One Nation wants negative migration in its first years, the Coalition has promised to more than halve it, while Labor has announced measures to ensure migration actually falls to its target of 225,000. Here is what the parties want to do on migration, and how they propose to do it.

    • katherinetimes.com.au06:45
      Coalition slashes migrant intake to counter One Nation

      Graduate and bridging visas would be axed under a future coalition government, Angus Taylor announced as he revealed...

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      • redlandcitybulletin.com.au6 Oct, 06:45their copy
    • The Guardian World07:26
      Taylor’s hardline immigration plan drags Australian politics further to the right – and it’s all upside for One Nation

      Coalition leader’s proposal goes further than Peter Dutton’s 2025 election promise and beyond even Pauline Hanson’s bottom line Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast With Angus Taylor’s hardline immigration policy unveiled on Tuesday, voters have a new measure of Pauline Hanson’s success in dragging politics further to the right. Taylor’s plan will cut 60,000 more people from net overseas migration (Nom) than the reductions proposed by Peter Dutton just before the last...

    • theage.com.au08:30
      Politicians desperately seeking relevance

      Readers describe party leaders as desperately grabbing at policy to ward off the appeal of One Nation.

    • ABC News (Australia)09:35
      One Nation AI-generated video sparks cafe owner row with Lee Hanson

      A Tasmanian cafe owner and Pauline Hanson's daughter have become embroiled in a row over an AI-generated video depicting people ditching their social and political allegiances and revealing themselves as One Nation supporters.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)12:34
      Australia’s One Nation draws controversy over AI-generated election ad

      One AI-generated sequence depicts man wearing what appears to be explosive vest, presenting him as suicide bomber, while another shows masked intruder entering family home

    • The Guardian World14:00
      Coalition’s migration plan risks breaching India free trade agreement and damaging economy, advocates warn

      Angus Taylor’s drastic cuts to graduate visas aim to end a citizenship pathway, but universities body says changes will make Australia less competitive Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition’s migration plan risks breaching Australia’s free trade agreement with India, signed by the former Morrison government, allowing Indian students to stay and work for up to four years after completing their studies. Angus Taylor on Tuesday announced plans to cut net...

    • ABC News (Australia)18:00
      Taylor concedes aged care workers would be hit by migration plan

      Angus Taylor acknowledges that some aged care workers would be affected by the Coalition's proposed migration changes as business and education groups warn of wider economic damage.

    • sbs.com.au19:30
      Tony Burke accuses Coalition of rushing migration policy

      The government claims the Federal Opposition knows its plan to slash migration won't work; Mass protests continue in France over school conditions; and in the tennis, Australia's Alex de Minaur retires with an injury during the final of the China Open.

    • macrobusiness.com.au21:00
      Coalition's migration cut fantasy falls apart

      On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor unveiled the Coalition’s plan to slash the rate of net overseas migration to 100,000 for its first two years in government, before it was later allowed to rise to 160,000 per year. Taking these figures purely at face value, it is a far more sustainable intake than the one

    • yasstribune.com.au23:12
      Border blitz to come with coalition's migration cuts

      Boosting visa processing and dusting off a mothballed home affairs program will ensure tens of thousands of people...

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58. Wed, 7 October 2026

    3 reports
    • The Guardian World06:52
      Coalition MPs concede immigration pledge not fully costed by independent watchdog

      Angus Taylor says opposition ‘worked closely’ with Parliamentary Budget Office but Liberal sources say it has not yet conducted a full analysis of the policy Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Coalition MPs concede the party’s newly released immigration policy has not been costed in full by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), despite Angus Taylor defending the plan as “budget neutral”. Taylor, and the deputy Liberal leader, Jane Hume, have said repeatedly the...

    • crookwellgazette.com.au16:32
      Industry wants visas for skills that 'really matter'

      Prospective migrants wanting to travel to Australia for apprenticeships should be eligible for student visas, business leaders argue.

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    • theage.com.au18:30
      One Nation fancies itself as ‘the real deal’. At least Pauline’s party has a sense of humour

      One Nation is promising to rewrite Victoria’s sentencing laws. They first need to understand how they work.

59. Thu, 8 October 2026

    4 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)06:30
      Angus Taylor tries to find his place on the migration middle road

      As the three-cornered migration battle continues, Angus Taylor is trying to position his party in the middle of the government and One Nation.

    • theconversation.com10:30
      Grattan on Friday: Unless you’re Pauline Hanson, the migration debate can be a dangerous sinkhole

      When opposition started talking about cutting immigration it would have thought, on the basis of polling, that it was tapping into a vein of political gold.

    • ABC News (Australia)18:00
      Unless you're Hanson, migration can be a dangerous sinkhole

      In the furious debate about migration policy, figures and justifications get easily lost in a quagmire of vocal stakeholders, potential losers and outcomes that may not stand the test of the real world.

    • edenmagnet.com.au23:11
      Unless you're Pauline Hanson, the migration debate can be a dangerous sinkhole

      It's become a vehicle for comparison to One Nation.

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60. Fri, 9 October 2026

    1 report
    • maitlandmercury.com.au16:32
      'Driving me insane': restaurateur slams migrant debate

      Political policies to curb immigration and narrow the definition of a skilled migrant have been met with dismay...

      1 reprint

      • greatlakesadvocate.com.au9 Oct, 16:32their copy
61. Sat, 10 October 2026

    3 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)03:00
      Hanson takes aim at Coalition in fiery pitch to conservative voters

      Pauline Hanson uses a speech at a conservative conference to urge voters to abandon the Coalition, while acknowledging she would work with them to remove Labor from government.

    • The Guardian World19:00edited after publishing
      Pauline Hanson seems more and more like the de facto opposition leader. At CPAC, Angus Taylor warmed the seat for her

      previouslyHanson seems more and more like the de facto opposition leader. At CPAC, Angus Taylor warmed the seat for her

      Cooperation between One Nation and the Liberals ‘up to Angus Taylor’, Hanson says at conservative conference. How would that work? Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The annual Conservative Political Action Conference billed itself as a chance for the leaders of the three main conservative parties – Liberals, Nationals and One Nation – to make their pitch and compete for rightwing voters. The reception they received in Brisbane on Saturday suggests Pauline Hanson is...

    • ABC News (Australia)20:48edited after publishing
      At CPAC, Angus Taylor faced the reality of Pauline Hanson's growing appeal

      previouslyInside the conservative conference where Angus Taylor comes second to Pauline Hanson

      Angus Taylor is the first Liberal leader to attend the Australian Conservative Political Action Conference, but Pauline Hanson is still the favourite.

62. Sun, 11 October 2026

    7 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)00:28
      Taylor says he would welcome return of Frydenberg to politics

      Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says former Liberal treasurer Josh Frydenberg has a "role to play" and should be mobilised at the next election.

    • narrominenewsonline.com.au01:37
      Coalition baulks at One Nation-style migrant nation ban

      Angus Taylor won't follow One Nation's Pauline Hanson in banning migrants from specific countries, despite previously singling out...

      1 reprint

      • batemansbaypost.com.au11 Oct, 01:37their copy
    • examiner.com.au05:11
      'No time for him': Hanson gives her Liberal leader pick

      One Nation's Pauline Hanson has offered to work with the coalition, but has dismissed the current Liberal leader...

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    • The Guardian World14:00
      Australia has never driven migration into reverse by design. Would slamming on the brakes be calamitous?

      Australia does have a migration challenge – but it’s not what One Nation and the Coalition think it is Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Australia is flirting with the idea of something it has never done: deliberately driving net overseas migration into reverse . In the history of our immigrant nation, extended periods of more people leaving our shores than arriving have only happened during convulsive...

    • gleninnesexaminer.com.au16:30
      'Missing line of defence': RSL head sounds alarm

      URL changednow www.gleninnesexaminer.com.au/story/9366371/leaders-accused-of-dropping-the-ball-before-fuel-crisis/

      RSL Australia president Peter Tinley will address the National Press Club about the organisation's proposed national preparedness framework.

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    • brisbanetimes.com.au18:00
      ‘Fantasy land’: NSW Treasurer lays down gauntlet over One Nation promises

      The Minns government is increasing the pressure on One Nation to submit its policies for formal costings.

      1 reprint

      • theage.com.au11 Oct, 18:00their copy
    • ABC News (Australia)20:18edited after publishing ×2
      Live: Joyce backs ban on 'Roman amphitheatre' execution live stream

      previouslyLive: Labor minister wants RBA to go further on card surcharges ban

      Barnaby Joyce says Australians shouldn't be exposed to a live streamed firing squad execution of a US prisoner. Follow live.

63. Mon, 12 October 2026

    3 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)02:25
      One Nation Vic deputy denies AI-generated campaign video was racist

      One Nation's Victorian deputy leader has defended an AI-generated campaign video featuring a suicide bomber and a home invader, denying it was racist.

    • ABC News (Australia)19:57
      Live: Minister says live streaming of US execution would be 'disgusting'

      Labor frontbencher Murray Watt describes a proposed live streaming of a US execution as "absolutely disgusting" but stops short of committing to legislative change to prevent Australians from watching it. Follow live.

    • yourdemocracy.net22:30
      when australia lost its strategic confidence and autonomy needed to be.....

      In this speech, James Curran reflects on Paul Keating’s foreign policy legacy and argues that Australia has lost the strategic confidence and autonomy needed to shape its own future in a changing Asia.The arc of Australian political culture has been stretched a long way from March 1996 when Paul Keating left the Lodge.Then, his ‘big picture’

64. Tue, 13 October 2026

    5 reports
    • yourdemocracy.net05:45
      a bunch of CONservative politicians to change tack to win back voters....

      The opposition leader has sought to give his troops a rev-up in the joint Coalition party room, telling the room that 'project Albanese has failed'.His broad speech covered everything from interest rate hikes and fuel prices, to coal-mine approvals, immigration policy and defence spending.It echoed the speech Angus Taylor gave to CPAC ove

    • ABC News (Australia)08:14
      Anne Aly accuses Liberal MP of racism after 'stoning' comment

      The Labor frontbencher says she has received 19 death threats this week alone while calling out Angie Bell's remarks in a social media post.

    • northweststar.com.au08:30
      Don't become the status quo, treasurer warns Labor

      Despite Labor losing political paint over its budget tax changes, the treasurer says the only way to see...

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    • ABC News (Australia)09:31
      Labor can't count on One Nation fading away, Chalmers warns

      Labor is projecting confidence it can defeat One Nation despite the minor party's sustained polling strength and growing voter frustration.

    • ABC News (Australia)22:32
      Labor loyalists jump ship weeks ahead of Victorian election

      Regional voters are turning against Labor amid rising One Nation support just over six weeks from the Victorian state election.

65. Wed, 14 October 2026

    5 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)05:49
      Slashing foreign student numbers would cripple research, uni head says

      The debate over slashing international student numbers is harming Australia's reputation in Asia, and should it come to pass, would cripple local research capabilities, a Tasmanian academic leader says.

    • naroomanewsonline.com.au06:17
      Bungles behind surge in wrongful detention of Aussies

      Systemic failures within the Department of Home Affairs are resulting in the wrongful detention of Australian citizens.

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    • The Guardian World07:01edited after publishing
      Trade minister says Coalition MPs walked out of meeting on EU trade deal – as it happened

      previouslyAustralian politics live: Hanson dismisses ‘shamed and stoned’ remark as ‘heat of moment’; PM extends ‘thoughts and prayers’ to pope

      This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia missing out on $45bn of revenue from resources: Greens As Labor prepares to introduce its bill for a gas reserve, the Greens are pointing out that there are tens of billions being left on the table because the government won’t properly tax the resource. We’re giving away billions in resource wealth while families struggle to pay the rent, put food on the table and afford basic healthcare. Labor can...

    • independentaustralia.net09:15
      NSW DAMA to test One Nation and the Coalition

      NSW Government plans to increase migration to regional NSW, which could impact One Nation and Coalition NOM targets.

    • lifenews.com19:08
      Australian Politician Promises Free Abortions if He's Re-Elected

      An Australian politician thinks killing babies for free is the best way to win women’s votes. Victorian Premier Ben Carroll’s Labor government has pledged free abortions if re-elected next month, a plan that would use taxpayer dollars to kill babies up to and including viability. Under the proposal, the state would pay private abortionists to […]

66. Thu, 15 October 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World00:17
      As One Nation rises, Victorian Labor has promised to make abortions free. Is the timing pure politics?

      Facing the prospect of election defeat, Labor is hoping to make abortion a defining issue as the Liberals attempt to stave off claims they would oversee a rollback Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Victorian Labor’s plan to make abortion free has been years in the making. But make no mistake: the timing of the announcement is pure politics. On Thursday morning, the state’s health minister, Ingrid Stitt,...

67. Sat, 17 October 2026

    3 reports
    • The Guardian World01:49
      Mimicking populists will not ease cost of living or boost productivity, Mathias Cormann warns

      Former minister and OECD head urges Australia not to adopt migration caps, with research showing migrants boost employment Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s mainstream political parties are being warned not to adopt populist policies such as migration caps to address voters’ grievances over the cost of living. Instead, Australia’s longest-serving finance minister, Mathias Cormann, is urging politicians to deliver housing, real wage growth and lower energy...

    • smh.com.au18:00
      How One Nation’s negative migration plans would drive up debt by $275b

      A 10-year analysis of lower migration scenarios using Parliamentary Budget Office tools exposes the economic and budget consequences of blunt measures to bring fewer people to the country.

    • moreechampion.com.au22:44
      'Once great' Libs have lost way on free trade: minister

      A fresh row has erupted between the government and opposition over the merits of Australia's proposed free trade...

68. Sun, 18 October 2026

    3 reports
    • macrobusiness.com.au13:01
      The SMH builds its own immigration budget lies

      The SMH’s Natassia Chrysanthos and Shane Wright have stepped up their lobbying for Big Australia immigration, claiming that One Nation’s immigration policy would “drive up national debt” by $275 billion, based on the Parliamentary Budget Office’s (PBO) Build Your Own Budget Tool: “Pauline Hanson’s three-year negative migration scenario would also reduce Australia’s economic output by

    • abc.net.au19:00
      Voter pessimism ahead of Victorian election - ABC listen

      Less than six weeks out from a state election and Victorian voters are contending with an unpopular government and two oppositions. Labor is seeking an unprecedented fourth term after 12 years in power, and it is facing off against both its traditional rival - the Coalition - and One Nation, which has enjoyed a surge of support this year. Polling data shows Victorians are increasingly pessimistic, and they want to see real solutions to key issues like cost of living, housing, and crime.

    • ABC News (Australia)20:05
      Live: Minister says he is willing to speak confidentially to anyone with concerns about Steele-John

      Don Farrell says he is willing to speak confidentially with anyone about Greens senator Jordon Steele-John after allegations of inappropriate conduct. Follow live.

69. Mon, 19 October 2026

    1 report
    • cootamundraherald.com.au16:31
      Voters hungry for change embrace One Nation

      Voters hungry for change gathered at a pub on a city's outskirts to hear from a party leader...