Cracks show in One Nation vote as Hanson taunts rivals
The leader says major parties are trying to emulate One Nation policies as two opinion polls show a stagnation in voter support for the populist political force.
The latest poll shows Pauline Hanson’s party falling to 24 per cent from its peak of 27 per cent.
However, the change in voters does not mean an increase in support for major parties.
Labor remains steady with 31 per cent of the primary vote, while the coalition remains on 21 per cent.
Anthony Albanese remains the preferred prime minister over Angus Taylor; by 46 percent to 37, while 17 percent remained neutral.
Senator Hanson said it was only because of pressure in the polls from One Nation that Mr Taylor announced the coalition’s immigration policy on Tuesday.
“It gets the vibes and that’s why a lot of people support One Nation,” Senator Hanson told Melbourne radio station 3AW on Monday.
“At least we are on the same page and want to do it.
“Are they going to go ahead and do this? I doubt it.”
While 40 per cent of voters were satisfied with the prime minister’s performance, Mr Albanese’s dissatisfaction stood at 57 per cent.
Mr. Taylor’s net approval rating has fallen; The rate of those who were satisfied with him as the opposition leader was 33 percent, and the rate of those who were dissatisfied was 46 percent.
According to the coalition’s policy, immigration levels will be reduced and those who do not respect Australian values will be “expelled”.
A Resolve poll, also released Sunday, showed One Nation’s support falling from 24 percent to 22 percent.
The drop means the coalition overtook One Nation as the party with the second-highest number of primary votes, rising from 22 to 23 per cent in the latest poll.
The labor force rate increased by three points, from 29 percent to 32 percent.
Mr Albanese has a narrow lead over Mr Taylor as preferred prime minister, 33 per cent to 32 per cent.
Kos Samaras, director of strategy and campaigns at pollster RedBridge, said One Nation’s support had clearly stabilized but it was too early to tell whether voters were moving away from the party.
“What we’re actually seeing is a ceiling… One Nation voting has stabilized in the mid-to-high 20s,” he told AAP.
But the respected pollster said the Liberals and Nationals should not celebrate.
“We don’t see any evidence of any attack by the coalition on One Nation’s base,” Mr. Samaras said, adding that a small decline in support for Senator Hanson’s party went mostly to other smaller parties and independents.
National senator Bridget McKenzie said the shift in One Nation’s support was no surprise.
“In times of global crisis that we’re in right now, Australians are rightly looking at the parties in government,” he told ABC Radio on Monday.
Newspoll and Resolve surveys coincided with the Middle East war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which affected global oil prices.
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