How One Nation is riding a wave of anger over water in Farrer

One Nation is poised to win the federal lower house seat for the first time in this Saturday’s Farrer by-election, in part because it has sparked a wave of resentment over water.

Pauline Hanson’s party argued the Coalition had neglected many of the seat’s irrigation towns for decades. They also tried to portray their main rival, independent Michelle Milthorpe, as an on-water environmentalist. pro-agriculture policies.

To understand how One Nation turns policy failure into possible political gain, it is worth explaining why water is so important in Farrer and why it has become so controversial.