THINKING ALOUD

Singaporeans should keep watch as Australian politics turn right

Is anti-multiculturalist politician Pauline Hanson gaining ground Down Under?

    • Pauline Hanson’s party, One Nation, is the most popular in terms of primary support, a poll shows.
    • Pauline Hanson’s party, One Nation, is the most popular in terms of primary support, a poll shows. PHOTO: EPA
    Mohan Kuppusamy
    Published Wed, Jun 24, 2026 · 07:00 AM

    IF RECENT opinion polls are any guide, radical right-wing Australian politician Pauline Hanson tops the popularity charts, ahead of even Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the ruling Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader.

    A Roy Morgan poll, reported earlier in June, shows Hanson’s party, One Nation, as the most popular in terms of primary support.

    This means that, as a percentage, more voters would select One Nation as their first preference over any other if an election were held now. Other opinion polls support this finding.