The win that made One Nation a major party

The win that made One Nation a major party

August 31, 2026 · 15 min

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The episode discusses One Nation's recent success in a by-election and its implications for Australian politics.

Pauline Hanson is on a roll. The latest test came over the weekend in a by-election for the small coastal electorate of Secret Harbour, south of Perth, where almost 40 per cent of voters gave One Nation their first-preference vote -- numbers that Labor and the Coalition could only dream of at this point. Today, Michelle Grattan, chief political correspondent at The Conversation, on the One Nation blitz. Featured: Michelle Grattan, chief political correspondent at The Conversation

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Organizations: One Nation, Labor, Coalition

Places: Secret Harbour, Perth

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