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Poll shows Pauline Hanson's One Nation still ahead of Labor despite cartoon controversy - as Aussies struggle with cost of living crisis

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Stevens, K. (2026, November 2). Poll shows Pauline Hanson's One Nation still ahead of Labor despite cartoon controversy - as Aussies struggle with cost of living crisis. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16257171/One-Nation-albo-labor-newspoll.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-02 · by Kylie Stevens

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A recent Newspoll shows Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party maintaining a lead over Labor with 28% primary support, while Labor’s support dropped to an equal-lowest level at 26%. Despite controversy surrounding her offensive cartoons, Hanson’s approval rating improved slightly to minus-1. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces criticism for his handling of the cost-of-living crisis and is currently abroad, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers expected to face further scrutiny over an anticipated fifth interest rate hike in 2026.
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As of November 2, One Nation has surged ahead in the polls in Australia, maintaining a lead over Labor, despite recent controversy surrounding leader Pauline Hanson's cartoons. Labor's support dropped to its equal-lowest level since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took office, with just 26% primary vote support, matching the lowest recorded under Julia Gillard in 2011. One Nation retained 28% of voter support, while Coalition support rose to 21%, ahead of the Greens at 13%. Hanson's approval rating improved from a net minus-9 to minus-1 after backlash over cartoons mocking political figures and issues like Jacqui Lambie’s health condition. This shift comes amid growing concerns about cost-of-living pressures affecting many Australians, including mortgage holders bracing for interest rate increases.

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🔮 Pictured are One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and MP Barnaby Joyce Primary Minister Anthony Albanese will spend the week mingling with world leaders in the Caribbean as millions of Australian mortgage-holders brace for more interest rate pain
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🔮 'Police are in the process of contacting those potentially impacted by the alleged offending and expect to identify further alleged victims.' 'Working through this process is expected to take some time.
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Barnaby Joyce (right) unleashed on the Prime Minister on Monday Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been labelled as Labor's poorest-performing senior politician ahead of Tuesday's expected interest rate rise Just 24 per cent of Newspoll respondents were satisfied with the job Chalmers is doing as Treasurer, while 40 per cent were dissatisfied. Sixteen per cent were neutral, while another 20 per cent had never heard of Chalmers. Penny Wong was the most recognisable senior Labor minister among voters, with a satisfaction rating of 38 per cent, ahead of second-placed Plibersek.
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🔮 Pictured are One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and MP Barnaby Joyce Primary Minister Anthony Albanese will spend the week mingling with world leaders in the Caribbean as millions of Australian mortgage-holders brace for more interest rate pain

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One Nation has surged ahead in the polls as support for Labor slumped to its equal-lowest level since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came to power. asserted
Albanese → surge → power
While primary support for One Nation remains unchanged at 28 per cent, a two-point drop in Labor’s support saw Pauline Hanson's party retain its lead in the latest Newspoll. asserted
party → remain → Newspoll
The Coalition made up ground to record 21 per cent primary support, ahead of the Greens on 13 per cent and other parties on 11 per cent. asserted
Coalition → make → cent
Support for Senator Hanson is rebounding despite the recent backlash over her controversial cartoons, one of which mocked Jacqui Lambie’s vaginal prolapse, while another depicted politicians being deliberately mowed down. asserted
politicians → rebound → prolapse
After slumping to a net approval rating of minus-9 last month, the One Nation leader improved to minus-1, with 47 per cent of voters satisfied with her performance. asserted
cent → slump → performance
Support for One Nation remains three points below its record high of 31 per cent in June, before Hanson’s popularity tumbled following her National Press Club speech, where she declared Australia "must be a monocultural society" rather than a multicultural one. asserted
Australia → remain → one
Albanese’s net approval rating was minus-23, with 59 per cent of voters dissatisfied with his performance amid Australia’s worsening cost-of-living crisis. asserted
cent → worsen → crisis
One Nation has surged ahead in the polls as primary support for Labor slumps to near-record levels. asserted
support → surge → levels
Pictured are One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and MP Barnaby Joyce Primary Minister Anthony Albanese will spend the week mingling with world leaders in the Caribbean as millions of Australian mortgage-holders brace for more interest rate pain asserted
millions → picture → rate
In terms of preferred prime minister, Albanese remains well ahead on 44 per cent, followed by Hanson on 30 per cent and Coalition leader Angus Taylor on 26 per cent. asserted
Albanese → prefer → cent
Albanese is currently in the Caribbean, where he will spend the week mingling with world leaders as his Labor colleagues back home fend off blame for an anticipated fifth interest rate hike of 2026 on Tuesday. asserted
colleagues → spend → Tuesday
It comes as One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce issued a blunt warning to the Prime Minister. asserted
Joyce → come → Minister
'Mr Albanese has lost confidence with the people,' he told Sunrise on Monday. asserted
he → lose → Monday
'I've just come from a tour of NSW. asserted
I → come → NSW
And if you stay there, it's not going to get better.' 'The budget is a disaster. asserted
budget → stay → ?
You've got to have people who have actually run a business come to the fore before they start running the country.' asserted
they → get → country
Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek insisted that Jim Chalmers' job as Treasurer was safe, despite him being labelled Labor's poorest-performing minister ahead of Tuesday's expected rate rise. asserted
him → insist → rise
Chalmers recorded a net approval rating of minus-16, second only to the Prime Minister. asserted
Chalmers → record → Minister
Barnaby Joyce (right) unleashed on the Prime Minister on Monday Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been labelled as Labor's poorest-performing senior politician ahead of Tuesday's expected interest rate rise Just 24 per cent of Newspoll respondents were satisfied with the job Chalmers is doing as Treasurer, while 40 per cent were dissatisfied. Sixteen per cent were neutral, while another 20 per cent had never heard of Chalmers. Penny Wong was the most recognisable senior Labor minister among voters, with a satisfaction rating of 38 per cent, ahead of second-placed Plibersek. asserted
Wong → unleash → Plibersek
'People say they want big changes and they want the government to do the tough stuff,' Plibersek told Sunrise. asserted
Plibersek → say → Sunrise
'Well, the Treasurer is the forefront of that and there's been no reforming treasurer in Australian history that hasn't copped it when they've made big changes. asserted
they → be → changes
'And we all support Jim, we all make decisions together.' asserted
we → support → decisions
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