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Politics with Michelle Grattan: One Nation’s David Farley on the migrants his party wants

One Nation is very much centre stage of the political debate, with Pauline Hanson calling for a harder line on immigration, and for Australia’s superannuation rules to be “lightened up a bit” so people could access their retirement savings early.

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‘Socialist’ teachers target eight Victorian Labor MPs including education minister – as it happened

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South Canberra family fearful after hooded burglars strike three times in one night

The family's car was stolen after a break-in and set on fire.

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Police investigate GetUp protest banner amid David Sharaz allegations

Footage of the incident has been referred to the Australian Federal Police.

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Should One Nation and the Coalition strike a deal to win office? There are huge risks for both parties

If the polling is accurate, One Nation is becoming a serious force in Australian politics.

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'Fight back': Protesters to rally outside National Press Club during Hanson's speech

The One Nation leader's popularity is surging.

The Canberra Times

One Nation set to pocket over $200m in taxpayer funds

The rise and rise of Pauline Hanson's party in the polls means it stands to benefit richly from Australia's public financing laws.

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A right mess: how mining, media and political interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart is bankrolling the acquisition of a 9.5% stake in Southern Cross Media by Bruce McWilliam, who worked for Murdoch’s News Corp for nine years and is also a former Seven Network executive.

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One Nation MP not afraid of side-stepping party line

David Farley has been sworn in as the first One Nation MP elected to parliament's lower house, but has warned he's not afraid to vote against party lines.

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Pauline Hanson attracting women voters? It’s part of a global far-right trend

Pauline Hanson and her party One Nation have been dominating headlines after their recent electoral successes in South Australia and Farrer. A new national opinion poll has One Nation’s primary vote at 31% – up from 7% just two years ago.

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One Nation’s banning of the ABC and abuse of journalists is shameful. It’s time other media took a stand

The day before the Farrer byelection on May 9 in which Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party delivered a seismic shock to the Australian political landscape, her party apparatchiks banned the ABC from attending its election-eve press conference.

The Conversation

As Labor struggles with budget backwash, One Nation surfs a wave

Budget 'losers' can cause a lot of grief.

The Canberra Times

Neo-Nazi group told by AEC it can’t become a political party while it hides identities of members

White Australia group says it does not want to ‘doxx’ members as it challenges designation as banned hate group

The Guardian - AU

Returning to the centre may be the only way the walking dead Liberals can rise again

After the weekend defections to One Nation, and with more possibly to come, the task for remaining party loyalists is to regroup and reorient

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Labor defends budget tax changes despite critical polls

Labor insists it's taking the right approach to tax reform despite a majority of Australians saying the latest budget will leave them worse off.

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'Paddock of despair': MP blasts One Nation defectors

Two former Liberals have jumped ship to Pauline Hanson's One Nation as the right-wing party cannibalises the coalition's vote.

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How housing became a generational budget battleground

Pitting investors against first home buyers in the name of intergenerational equity, Labor's fifth budget aims to address young people's housing struggles.

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Trump’s ratings slide further, but gerrymanders will help Republicans at midterm elections

US President Donald Trump’s ratings have slid further to a new record low. But two recent court decisions will assist Republicans in using gerrymandering to avoid losing their majority in the House of Representatives.

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Coalition to link immigration limits to new builds as Taylor says ‘migration has run miles ahead of housing’

Opposition leader to unveil plan to dramatically cut number of migrants in budget reply speech on Thursday

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'A problem for us': coalition reveals One Nation fears

The Liberal and National parties aren't seen as parties of conviction, the opposition leader says after One Nation's historic victory in a by-election.

The Guardian - AU

Body ‘in decomposed state’ believed to be Julian Ingram – as it happened

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Morning Mail: Iranian politician’s Australian links revealed; how One Nation won in Farrer; the mystery of ‘gaping’ whales

Australia’s handling of Iran sanctions in spotlight; voter shifts to One Nation seen across Farrer; research sheds new light on whale behaviour

The Guardian - AU

How One Nation won in Farrer: the maps that show the big swings across the seat

The swing played out throughout the electorate – even in places like Albury – although the gains were largest in rural areas

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One Nation’s Farrer win is just the latest example of regional NSW voters putting a stick in the eye of the major parties

Before independents reshaped urban politics, country electorates in the state had long elected outsiders and defectors

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Budget to include extra $2bn for infrastructure – as it happened

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