I went looking for One Nation’s policies. Here’s what I didn’t find

June 2, 2026 — 1:56pm

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Ever wondered what’s behind the surge in the One Nation vote?

Me too, so I decided to check it out.

Sure, I can get a million political analysts telling me voters are looking for an alternative, that they feel abandoned by the major parties. And even that voters are irritated by how ineffective our political parties are.

But I’m going to assume that in the end we are also looking for a political party which has policies in the areas we all desperately care about, when we aren’t responding to dog whistles about immigration. I went in search of those One Nation policies which might inspire my countrywomen and men to abandon their usual loyalties, to give up their allegiances to the red and the blue.

And what did I find? Nothing. I found nothing useful at all.

Sure, you can’t judge a party by its website – but it’s not a bad place to start. If I’m thinking about all the somethings which might make me vote a particular way, here are my top three; health, education, welfare. We don’t all have the same vibes though, nor are we all at my age and stage. What do researchers say we care about most when it comes to voting?

Number one at the 2025 election, according to the Australian Election Study (AES); cost of living. Then, in order, health and Medicare bound together; management of the economy, taxation, housing affordability and immigration trailing in sixth place. How do I know about those rankings? They are Ian McAllister’s........

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