Urgent wake-up call for political mainstream: Don’t ignore or dismiss angry voters

June 15, 2026 — 5:00am

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The shockwaves of the Herald’s Resolve Political Monitor will echo around the parliamentary corridors in Canberra, as voters are not just backing One Nation as the top party in Australia, but for the first time they are also backing Pauline Hanson as preferred prime minister.

One Nation is now the first choice of most Australian voters, attracting a primary vote of 29 per cent of respondents to the latest poll, a five percentage point rise since the last poll. Labor recorded a primary vote of 28 per cent while the Coalition is trailing with a record low primary vote of just 20 per cent.

For the first time, voters were given a choice of three candidates as their preferred prime minister: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and One Nation leader Hanson. In an extraordinary result, Hanson took the top spot: 33 per........

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