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Smiling red-haired woman in a light pink button-up shirt standing outdoors, used in a political news graphic about housing, immigration and cost-of-living policy.

Trust or reject: One Nation’s housing pitch and what renters should demand

One Nation is rising on housing, immigration and cost-of-living anger. For renters, the test is full costings — not slogans — before anyone gets power.

12 Oct 2026

Editorial composite showing One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on opposite sides of a torn divide, with Australian Parliament House and a police officer in the background.

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Protect or pander: security, Western Sydney and the politics of fear

Pauline Hanson’s charge that Anthony Albanese favours Western Sydney votes over safety reopens a harder question: targeted, evidence-led security — or politics that either soft-pedals threats or paints communities with a broad brush.

12 Oct 2026