If Hanson fades, this four-week stretch will be remembered for the mistakes that brought her down

July 13, 2026 — 4:17am

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After months basking in the warmth of poll success and byelection glory, Pauline Hanson had a choice as winter set in.

All major polls showed One Nation ahead of not just the Coalition, but Labor as well. She could have consolidated her position. Perhaps released a cost-of-living policy.

But she chose to shift from the sidelines, able to criticise the establishment without offering solutions, on to the pitch where she and her colleagues were seemingly intent on being as subversive as possible.

The results from the latest Resolve Political Monitor represent a notable shift away from One Nation in just one month. The shine has come off. Hanson remains in a compelling position the commentariat didn’t see coming a year ago, but if this is the start of a trend, the past few weeks will be remembered as a pivotal period of miscalculation.

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