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Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Big test for Hanson looms in front of the National Press Club WhenOne Nation leader Pauline Hansonaddresses the National Press Club on June 17, there will be landmines everywhere. Loginor signup to continue reading It's her first formal speech to the club in her 30-year (on and off) parliamentary career. How times have changed. When she spoke at a One Nation meeting there in July 1997, a contemporary report said the gathering was held at the club "after being refused permission to use other venues. The Press Club decided to host the meeting on the basis that it is a forum for 'free speech'". For Hanson, this month's address a big opportunity. It's also a big risk. Come across well, and it's another step forward for one of the most unlikely major political figures of our time. Stuff it up, and all her flaws will be on national display. And there are multiple potential pitfalls. Making a thin address that lacks any credibility. Giving bad answers to questions, or not being able to answer them. Most dangerous of all, a firecracker loss of temper with journalists, for whom she has disdain. A leader appearing at the NPC faces a higher-than-usual bar. Those who have to prep Hanson…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Pauline Hanson: Why 'voters will baulk' as key question hangs over One ... shares Share article Voters who have flocked to Pauline Hanson and One Nation may change course come election time, Nine’s National Affairs Reporter Andrew Probyn believes. The party has enjoyed a stunning surge in the polls, with the latest Australian Financial Review/Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll showing their primary vote had jumped to 31 per cent, ahead of Labor and the Coalition . Pauline Hanson and One Nation's policies could wilt under the glare and scrutiny of a federal election campaign. Alex Ellinghausen Advertisement Read more Man dies after being bitten by shark while spearfishing off WA coast Their rise in popularity has been fuelled by rising discontent at the economic situation millions of Australians are facing, but Probyn says key policy questions remain, which could turn off voters when push comes to shove at the next federal election in 2028. “Everyone knows her story, and everyone knows what she stands for, but the bigger question coming into the next federal election is, ‘Has she got what it takes to drive the economic growth to improve productivity?’” Probyn said on Today. “When…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Barnaby Joyce reveals he spoke with Pauline Hanson amid National ... - SBS Australia Barnaby Joyce reveals he spoke with Pauline Hanson amid National Party split plans The Nationals MP confirmed he had briefly spoken with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, but didn't detail the conversation. Barnaby Joyce says he doesn't want to be seen as a "discordant note". Source: AAP Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce appears to have rejected his leader's overtures to remain in the federal party, and hasn't ruled out joining One Nation. In his first public statement since it was revealed he plans to quit the Nationals at the next election , Joyce pointed to David Littleproud's statements on generational change in the party as one of the reasons for his decision. "I do believe there has been a breakdown in the relationship between myself and David and others," he told Seven's Sunrise program on Monday. "I don't think it's conducive to a harmonious party room for them or, to be honest, for me. "I think it is playing silly games of charades that everything is fine and anything is going well — it wasn't." News that makes sense Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free …

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce: What could go wrong? Share this article If you like this article, share it with your friends. Facebook X LinkedIn Bluesky Copy to Clipboard Copy Politics Analysis Tips and Murmurs Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce — what could conceivably go wrong? Pauline Hanson looked at Barnaby Joyce, prone on the streets of Canberra, and thought ‘that’s the kind of leadership my party needs’. How might it have turned out if she’d coaxed him over to One Nation? Charlie Lewis Feb 18, 2025 5 min read Share 0 Prefer Crikey Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce (Image: Private Media) One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has confirmed (via a video posted to Facebook) reporting in the Nine papers that she unsuccessfully tried to tempt former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce over to her party in February last year. Yep, shortly after Joyce was filmed prostrate in a Canberra gutter, gurgling obscenities into his phone, Hanson looked at the footage and said “That’s a guy I want on our team!” It was to no avail, with Joyce “staying loyal” to his party, in Hanson’s words, despite the likelihood he will be ditched from cabinet if the Coalition returns to government this year. Keep rea…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Pauline Hanson reveals policy talks with Gina Rinehart | SBS News Politics 'Why shouldn't she talk to me?': Pauline Hanson reveals policy talks with Gina Rinehart Pauline Hanson has also spoken to SBS News about running Muslim One Nation candidates, neo-Nazi supporters and western Sydney voters. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says Gina Rinehart is a generous donor to many causes. Source: AAP, Getty In Brief Pauline Hanson has spoken about whether party donor Gina Rinehart influences her policies. In a broad-ranging interview, she's also defended past comments on Asian migration. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has confirmed she speaks to billionaire donor Gina Rinehart about policy matters, but insists the mining magnate does not influence her party's policy. In a wide-ranging interview with SBS News, Hanson says she's confident about resonating with multicultural voters in Western Sydney, outlining the conditions of having a Muslim One Nation candidate, and whether her proposed ban on head coverings would include those that show the face. She also distanced herself from One Nation supporters who hold neo-Nazi views, saying she doesn't have "anything to do with them". 'No-one c…

'I like what he stands for': Hanson says she did try to woo Joyce for ... AustralianNews February 17, 2025 journo By Paul Sakkal Updated February 17, 2025 — 8.54pm first published at 3.48pm Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has confirmed she asked former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce to join her party after the episode in February last year in which he was filmed mumbling obscenities while sprawled on a Canberra footpath late at night. After this masthead reported earlier on Monday that Joyce considered joining One Nation in the aftermath of the incident, Hanson uploaded a video to Facebook to make clear that he declined her offer – and that the offer still stands. Pauline Hanson says she and Barnaby Joyce are on the same page. Credit: Michael Howard “Some of his colleagues wanted him gone out of parliament,” she says in the video. “I thought: No. I like Barnaby. I like what he stands for. We’re on the same page. We think alike, and we’re out there and we say it the way we see it. So I asked Barnaby. Guess what? He comes back and said, thanks, Pauline, but no thank you. So he’s remained loyal to the Nationals.” Catching hersel…

Barnaby Joyce Is Reportedly Thinking Of Jumping Ship… Former Nationals leaderBarnaby Joycehas announced that he will break from the party at the end of this term of government, amid rumours he’s in talks to now joinPauline Hanson‘s One Nation. Joyce said he left the party over the Coalition’s support for net zero and his relegation to the “far corner” of the backbenches. “My relationship with the leadership of the Nationals in Canberra has unfortunately, like a sadness in some marriages, irreparably broken down,” Joyce said in a letter sent to branch members on Saturday. “The atmospherics in the party room, where I am seated in the far corner of the Coalition in the chamber, means I am seen and now turning into a discordant note. That is not who I want to be,” he added. Joyce cited his former party’s support of Australia’s commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050, claiming the policy would harm the people in his electorate due to the expansion of wind farms. “Our position in continuing to support Net Zero with the massive schism and hurt to my electorate… makes continuing in the Nationals’ Party Room in Canberra under this policy untenable,” he wrote. Joyce, who led th…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

People | David Littleproud News, Features and Galleries | The Sydney ... Queensland senator James McGrath is the LNP’s No.1 candidate for the next federal election, ahead of Matt Canavan. Shadow treasurer Tim Wilson said voters need more from their politicians than Joyce “flat out on a pavement”. The new Nationals leader is a policy wonk who spends his Canberra evenings at home reading economic reports. Australia - the complacent country - is receiving a wake-up call on race, resilience and energy. The National Party should be placed in its proper context. Out of the nation’s 226 federal parliamentarians, only 18 identify as National Party MPs. That’s enough to require nothing bigger than a minibus to take them around. The outspoken right-winger was elected leader in a major pivot for the ailing regional party as it seeks to take on Barnaby Joyce and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. Matt Canavan is the high-risk, high-reward choice as the new Nationals leader. Having ridden out a number of crises since the 2025 election, David Littleproud seemed to be in the clear. His explanation for resigning the leadership on Tuesday didn’t quite stack up. Littleproud made the announcement …

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Pauline Hanson's full speech at the National Press Club | The Nightly Pauline Hanson’s full speech at the National Press Club In a fiery National Press Club address, Pauline Hanson has unleashed on the Albanese Government warning that One Nation is rising because Australians are ‘mad as hell’ and ready to take their country back. Kimberley Braddish The Nightly 24 Min Read 48 mins ago Updated 21 mins ago Comments Play Video Albanese trails Hanson in preferred PM poll Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces challenging new polling showing One Nation leader Pauline Hanson ahead of him as preferred Prime Minister, with One Nation polling higher than both Labor and the Coalition in primary votes. Pauline Hanson’s full speech I am aware that I am at the National Press Club, but I am delighted that I can speak to the people of Australia and they are the people to whom I am accountable. Just to get things out of the way... I think it’s important. Is Channel Nine here? I just want to clarify that no Gina’s (Gina Rinehart) jet is not broken, and I flew cattle class. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters. Get the first look at the digital newspaper, curated daily stories and breaking headlines …

Top coalition MPs insist they're not worried about Pauline Hanson's skyrocketing popularity as analysts say the populist party is on the cusp of a political breakthrough. Ahead of the One Nation leader's closely watched address to the National Press Club, her surging political fortunes have sent the opposition and the government scrambling to respond. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, whose Senate seat could be at risk from One Nation if recent opinion polls are borne out at the next election, said Senator Hanson's rise presented a "massive opportunity". "What we can see at the polls is people want change," he told Nine's Today program on Wednesday. "What we've got to do is convince people in the next year-and-a-half or two years that the Liberal and Nationals parties the one that can offer the change that will lift living standards, secure our border, get our energy resources going again and get industry back to this country. "Competition is a good thing for us." One Nation is now beginning to divide up portfolios, with Barnaby Joyce expecting to take on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, The Australian reported on Wednesday. Asked whether Mr Joyce's experience in government made him qua…

Barnaby Joyce and One Nation: Coalition MPs question former Nationals ... Coalition MPs have seized on Pauline Hanson’s suggestion her daughter Lee could be the next party leader, questioning whether Barnaby Joyce would play second fiddle to the Hanson family and warning Hanson to “watch your back”. At a Chamber of Commerce function in Perth on Thursday, Hanson said she would not quit politics until the “right people” were in place. She hinted that could be her daughter Lee Hanson,who stood at the last election for a Tasmanian Senate seatand will do so again. The 72-year-old Hanson said she was proud of her daughter and that she would be a great asset to One Nation in the federal parliament, if she were elected to the Senate. Support for One Nation has surged to record levels since the last election. “I don’t know how long it’s going to be [her political career], but I’m not going anywhere ’til I know that I’m comfortable to hand on to the next one to carry on my legacy, what I’ve started, and I’m not going to give up on it,” she said. But Nationals MP Llew O’Brien, who remains friends with Joyce and who was a strong advocate for him to remain in the Nationals, questioned the …