About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Pauline Hanson's recent speech on her polling numbers and the concerns of her supporters.

It’s the first Guardian Essential poll following Pauline Hanson’s provocative speech at the National Press Club – where she attacked multiculturalism, climate action, the United Nations, and the ABC and SBS. Her polling numbers have since stalled, and even One Nation supporters are expressing concerns about her policy offerings. Guardian Australia political reporter Josh Butler and the executive director of Essential Media, Peter Lewis, discuss the results of Hanson’s pitch to voters, and ideas on how to respond to the anger that’s driving interest in her party

People in this episode

Host: Josh Butler

Guest: Peter Lewis

Topics covered

• Pauline Hanson
• polling
• multiculturalism
• climate action
• One Nation
• political support
• voter response

Keywords

• Pauline Hanson
• polling
• One Nation
• multiculturalism
• climate action
• political support
• voter response

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation, Guardian Australia, Essential Media, ABC, SBS

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