The polling headlines have been shouty: One Nation is surging! It’s a One Nation bubble! One Nation has peaked!

But beyond the noise, there’s a trend: more Australians are voting for One Nation.

The controversial minor party has become our unofficial opposition.

In episode six of The Making of One Nation, political scientist Jill Sheppard laughs that she hasn’t been asked about the real opposition leader in three months.

We’re not talking about (Liberal leader) Angus Taylor. We’re not even really talking about (Nationals Leader) Matt Canavan, we’re still talking about Pauline Hanson. She’s charismatic. She’s attention-grabbing. And so if part of the job of opposition is to lead the alternate agenda, to talk about things that the government isn’t talking about, then we could........

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