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One Nation Launches Victorian Campaign, Backs Dropping Rail Loop

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

One Nation launched its Victorian state election campaign at Crown Casino in Melbourne on Saturday.
The party’s 63-page policy document proposes scrapping the Suburban Rail Loop, the First Nations Treaty and all net-zero targets.
Resolve Political Monitor shows One Nation at 23 % first-preference support, behind Labor (25 %) and the Coalition (28 %).
One Nation barred ABC, Guardian and The Age from the launch, drawing criticism that the ban threatens press freedom.

History

Historical Context

After Pauline Hanson won Oxley as an independent in 1996, she founded One Nation in 1997; the party captured 8.99% of the Senate vote and 22.7% of Queensland’s first-preference vote in the 1998 election, reshaping Australian politics. A resurgence in 2025-26 lifted its primary support above 20%, prompting the party’s new Victorian campaign at Melbourne’s Crown Casino.

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Story summary

One Nation launched its Victorian state election campaign at Crown Casino in Melbourne on Saturday.
The party’s 63-page policy document proposes scrapping the Suburban Rail Loop, the First Nations Treaty and all net-zero targets.
Resolve Political Monitor shows One Nation at 23 % first-preference support, behind Labor (25 %) and the Coalition (28 %).
One Nation barred ABC, Guardian and The Age from the launch, drawing criticism that the ban threatens press freedom.

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