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Can One Nation turn its polling hype into seats in parliament? History shows it will struggle

One Nation is no stranger to the headlines, but it’s been a long time since the party has been talked about as a serious political force. Operating on the fringes of Australian political life for years, suddenly Pauline Hanson is in the news every day.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barnaby Joyce on getting on with Pauline Hanson and One Nation’s rise

Barnaby Joyce’s political career has hit the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.

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Why preferential voting is superior to first past the post

The South Australian state election will be held on March 21. Preferential voting will be used to elect members for all 47 single-member lower house seats. This is the same system as used for federal House of Representatives elections.

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One Nation has been surging in the polls. Next month’s South Australian election may reveal whether that’s a load of hot air

One Nation says it will ‘contest every seat’ in March state election, with newest recruit Cory Bernardi among the former Liberals in play

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No rush to kiss and make up as leaders stick at talks

Nationals MP say they owe it to their voters to make sure any resumption of the coalition isn't beset by the threat of further divorces.

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View from The Hill: Hanson nabs ex-Liberal for One Nation’s real time test in SA election

As Sussan Ley and David Littleproud are at a standoff in their attempts to mend the federal Coalition, Pauline Hanson has set up a real-time test for One Nation at the March 21 South Australian election.

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Pauline Hanson failed to declare another flight from billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company

Exclusive: One Nation leader has now updated register of interests to include the flight revealed by Guardian Australia

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Man charged over allegedly giving Nazi salute to Jewish students at Melbourne airport – as it happened

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Morning Mail: Bernardi goes to One Nation, David Copperfield claim in Epstein files, purple tomatoes get green light

Former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi will lead One Nation’s ticket for the legislative council at the upcoming South Australian election

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Political parties receive more than $138m in ‘dark money’ before new donation rules begin

Labor, Liberals and the Greens given tens of millions of dollars each from undisclosed sources, analysis shows

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View from The Hill: Littleproud and Ley turn on the music for another attempt at the two-step

Nationals leader David Littleproud easily saw off a token move to spill the party leadership on Monday. But he is now under immense pressure to reach a deal with Liberal leader Sussan Ley to put the Coalition together again.

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Victorian opposition leader pulls out of event headlined by Barnaby Joyce after premier accuses her of ‘cosying up’ to One Nation

Exclusive: Jess Wilson will no longer speak at Across Victoria Alliance conference in Horsham due to ‘unavoidable scheduling conflict’

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One Nation soars over estranged coalition bedfellows

A big shift in conservative politics follows the coalition's dramatic split as rivals jostle for leadership and analysts wonder how permanent the move will be.

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View from The Hill: New poll brings dreadful news for Ley, another boost for One Nation

Opposition leader Sussan Ley has taken another big polling hit, as defence spokesman Angus Taylor scrambles to get the numbers for a tilt at her position.

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A ‘furious’ cattle farmer wants to be Nationals leader. But few expect the party to become a Boyce club

Colin Boyce, who is challenging David Littleproud’s leadership, has previously said people should ‘celebrate’ global heating

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Afternoon Update: protests planned for Isaac Herzog’s visit; Tesla pivots to robotics; and Paul Dano breaks silence on Tarantino

Anthony Albanese says he welcomes Herzog’s visit and that ‘this country needs to come together’ to build social cohesion

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One Nation surges into second place in two polls, but Labor remains well ahead after preferences

Five federal polls have been released in the last week, with three of them having some fieldwork after the Coalition split on January 22. One Nation is in second place on primary votes in the YouGov and DemosAU polls, leading the Coalition by five points in YouGov and three points…

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Afternoon Update: Shock Nationals leadership challenge; inflation jump boosts rate hike chances; and a ‘massive smack’ of red jellies

MP Colin Boyce says party is ‘committing political suicide’ by ending the Coalition

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jonno Duniam on the ‘frenzy’ over hate speech laws and the Coalition split

Last week, the Coalition fell apart for the second time since the last federal election – which was just eight months ago.

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'Not the answer': Palmer dismisses surging One Nation

After attempting to woo their voters at two elections, Clive Palmer says One Nation does not have solutions to the problems facing everyday Australians.

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Nationals MP’s challenge to Littleproud’s leadership ‘out of the blue’ and doomed to fail, colleagues say

Colin Boyce to challenge for the leadership next week, saying party was at risk of going off ‘political cliff’

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The Liberals’ fatal flaw was becoming Nationals-lite. Here’s how they can come back from the brink

If the conservative parties want to stop bleeding votes to One Nation and teals, their focus needs to be on economic management and housing, especially in urban seats

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Morning Mail: One Nation’s polling surge; Alex de Minaur exits Australian Open; how Sussan Ley might survive

Pauline Hanson’s party ascendant after Coalition chaos; Carlos Alcaraz overpowers Australian in Melbourne; the battle to expose Sydney Water’s secrets

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Bomb threat, assaults, hate speech mar national rallies

Protesters of different stripes took to the streets as the nation marked Australia Day, but police were forced to step in on a number of occasions.

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Grattan on Friday: Coalition split is massive blow for Ley but the fault lies with Littleproud

Sussan Ley may pay the price for the implosion of the Coalition, but the blame rests squarely with Nationals leader David Littleproud. He’s the one whose leadership should be on the line.

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