Nationalists facing wipeout in Australian state election

Sydney

THE resurgence of Australian nationalist politics has been halted at a state election in coal-rich Queensland, with Pauline Hanson's One Nation party at risk of being almost completely wiped out from the state assembly.

Australia's centre-left Labor party is leading in the tight race after three-quarters of votes were counted following Saturday's poll, while Ms Hanson's party has yet to confirm victory in a single seat.