As counting continues in the Queensland senate race,Pauline Hanson looks increasingly likely to be re-elected,but One Nation’s reduced showing could be a sign of an existential crisis.
The Legalise Cannabis Australia party is still within striking distance of snatching the sixth and final Queensland Senate vacancy from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.
The Liberals have lost key conservative figures in the Senate including veteran Tasmanian Eric Abetz and junior minister Amanda Stoker.
The One Nation founder is facing a serious challenge from an obscure pro-cannabis party for her home state’s sixth senate vacancy.
The Queensland-based right-wing minor party’s $2.8 million payout was the largest of all except Labor,the Greens and Coalition after the 2019 federal election.
Amid the intrigue of the looming federal election outcome is the often more drawn-out Senate contest. In Queensland,voters are faced with a crowded field — particularly on the conservative side of the ballot.
Campaign money spinners come in many guises,from Pauline Hanson’s gin and Liberal Party cufflinks to teal-coloured dog bandanas and T-shirts featuring Jacqui Lambie as Princess Leia.
The Liberal National Party will favour One Nation over other parties and independents in the Senate and key Queensland seats.
Pauline Hanson has claimed credit for a federal government grant to a drag racing venue in Queensland,sparking fury from Labor.
Good messages allow us to believe that we are examining policy. But policies don’t win campaigns. Messages do.
A quarter-century since the launch of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party,its eponymous leader says she still has at least six years fight left. Maybe more.