The ABC vs. One Nation: A New Level of Desperation (Daily Insight)

Back when One Nation—an Australian political party described by Wikipedia as “right-wing to far-right” (of course)—was only considered a minor player, the media pretty much dismissed them. But now that even the likes of former ABC election guru Antony Green are publishing articles like “One Nation’s Poll Surge – the first 25 seats to watch,” the mainstream media can’t just ignore them anymore.

The Guardian recently published an average of recent polls, and regardless of how you look at it, One Nation is surging at the expense of the imploding Coalition; even Labor is taking a hit. I’m not sure which Labor voters are so sick of Labor that they’re turning to One Nation, but it’s an interesting development nonetheless. The reason is simple, as reported by 9News: “Voters flock to One Nation as they ditch Liberals, Nationals.”

Basically, if the Coalition can’t provide conservative-minded people with an appropriate level of conservatism, One Nation fits the bill. How do you think our taxpayer-funded media responded to this? By attacking them, of course!



The establishment and mainstream media do not understand that the public no longer cares what sort of smears they throw out these days. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, February 5, 2026.]