Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned the Liberal Party not to shift further to the right as polling shows One nation could become the federal opposition.
A major poll by Redbridge and Accent Research showed Pauline Hanson's One Nation could win as many as 59 seats if an election was held today, while the coalition could be reduced to as few as seven.
Mr Turnbull said the Liberals had tried to emulate One Nation in a bid to claw back voters, but had only emboldened the minor party.
"This constant move to the populist right is only building up One Nation. They are literally feeding that political party, because every time they copy their policies, they're validating their approach," he told ABC Radio on Monday.
