One Nation dips a point and the press calls it a turning tide

SMH · Shane Wright · Sunday 19 April 2026

One Nation dips a point and the press calls it a turning tide

One Nation slips slightly in the polls while still sitting at twenty-four per cent, and the commentariat mistakes a pause for a retreat.

Hanson's vote dips a point and the press gallery declares the fever's broken. Mate, she's still polling at twenty-four — that's not a collapse, that's a breather. The majors haven't won anyone back; the protest vote's just resting between sets.

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