Liberals trade preferences with One Nation in Farrer — and wonder who's swallowing whom

Sky News Australia · Thursday 23 April 2026

Liberals trade preferences with One Nation in Farrer — and wonder who's swallowing whom

The Coalition has cut a preference deal with One Nation ahead of the Farrer by-election, a short-term tactic with a long-term smell about it.

Menzies built a broad church, Howard built a fortress, and this mob is handing the keys to Pauline Hanson for a preference flow in Farrer. The Liberals aren't absorbing One Nation — One Nation is absorbing them, one by-election at a time, and the only people who haven't noticed are sitting in the party room congratulating themselves on the arithmetic.

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