<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, political editor Phil Coorey and Redbridge pollster Kos Samaras on the sudden rise of One Nation. What's driving it? How far it could go, and what it says about how Australia is changing.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This podcast is sponsored by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.woodside.com/who-we-are?gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=19236083177&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAApAgpoUY9mniozX45G51epawaefJ8&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwhLPOBhBiEiwA8_wJHCD566vlhh39EEhLaTlb_6HwlTO3T1F04JXFnSdVzfurNzX3B4s9uBoCiMIQAvD_BwE"&gt;Woodside Energy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/not-all-migrants-are-equal-liberals-vow-hardline-approach-20260413-p5zng8?utm_source=omny&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;amp;utm_content=&amp;amp;utm_term=newsroom"&gt;&amp;lsquo;For too long, we&amp;rsquo;ve turned a blind eye&amp;rsquo;: Liberals vow hardline immigration approach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;Liberal leader Angus Taylor has flagged an end to a non-discriminatory Australian migration policy, promising to use social media to weed out undesirables and to &amp;ldquo;boot out&amp;rdquo; visa holders who fail to adhere to a legally binding and enforceable set of national values.&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/one-nation-nears-labor-as-coalition-vote-hits-record-low-20260329-p5zjmk?utm_source=omny&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;amp;utm_content=&amp;amp;utm_term=newsroom"&gt;One Nation nears Labor as Coalition vote hits record low&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;Support for the federal Coalition has hit a new low of 17 per cent, but Labor&amp;rsquo;s vote is holding steady as Australians overwhelmingly blame Donald Trump for spiralling petrol prices triggered by the war in the Middle East.&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/one-nation-now-speaks-for-a-generation-politics-ignored-20260329-p5zjnb?utm_source=omny&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;amp;utm_content=&amp;amp;utm_term=newsroom"&gt;One Nation now speaks for a generation politics ignored&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;The rise of One Nation among Australia&amp;rsquo;s working- and middle-class battlers is a story of economic decline and political abandonment by Labor and the Coalition.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Fin

Australian Financial Review

How One Nation went from fringe to mainstream in six months

APR 15, 202625 MIN
The Fin

How One Nation went from fringe to mainstream in six months

APR 15, 202625 MIN

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This week, political editor Phil Coorey and Redbridge pollster Kos Samaras on the sudden rise of One Nation. What's driving it? How far it could go, and what it says about how Australia is changing. This podcast is sponsored by Woodside Energy Further reading:‘For too long, we’ve turned a blind eye’: Liberals vow hardline immigration approachLiberal leader Angus Taylor has flagged an end to a non-discriminatory Australian migration policy, promising to use social media to weed out undesirables and to “boot out” visa holders who fail to adhere to a legally binding and enforceable set of national values.One Nation nears Labor as Coalition vote hits record lowSupport for the federal Coalition has hit a new low of 17 per cent, but Labor’s vote is holding steady as Australians overwhelmingly blame Donald Trump for spiralling petrol prices triggered by the war in the Middle East.One Nation now speaks for a generation politics ignoredThe rise of One Nation among Australia’s working- and middle-class battlers is a story of economic decline and political abandonment by Labor and the Coalition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.