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Hanson’s gas policy follows the far-right playbook: attack ‘elites’ and push for drilling

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · · 825 words · By Emily Foley; Jordan McSwiney; Kurt Sengul
Economic Interventionism Energy Policy and Climate Change Political Strategy and Ambition
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The article discusses One Nation's recent oil and gas policy proposal, which suggests a Norway-style sovereign wealth fund and increased government stakes in drilling projects. It examines the party's shift toward economic interventionism and the resulting political friction with the Liberal Party and internal state branches.

Propaganda risk 30%
Claims checked 9
Techniques found 4
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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What happened

New polling this week put One Nation ahead of Labor in the primary vote for the first time, as the party’s latest policy announcements signal greater political ambition.

Why it matters

One Nation recently unveiled its new oil and gas policy at the Australian Energy Producers Conference in Adelaide.

Common ground

It promises “vastly greater returns” to an electorate “rightly unhappy” with the distribution of Australia’s natural resources.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Slogans: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

The article discusses One Nation's recent oil and gas policy proposal, which suggests a Norway-style sovereign wealth fund and increased government stakes in drilling projects. It examines the party's shift toward economic interventionism and the resulting political friction with the Liberal Party and internal state branches.

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Propaganda Score
confidence: 90%
Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
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Slogans 100% confidence
Using a brief, striking phrase to provoke an emotional reaction.
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Smears 70% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Key elements of the policy include replacing the current Petroleum Resource Rent Tax, which places a 40% tax on the profits related to the extraction of petroleum, gas and condensate.”
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A web search result explicitly states that the PRRT is levied at 40% of a company's taxable profit, confirming the tax rate and the nature of the tax on petroleum and gas profits.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gorgon gas project is a multi-decade natural gas project in Western Australia, involving the development of the Greater Gorgon gas fields, subsea gas-gathering infrastructure, and a liquefied natu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon_gas_project
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) was a resource rent tax formerly imposed by the government of Australia on profits generated from the mining of non-renewable resources in Australia. It was a rep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerals_Resource_Rent_Tax
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A resource rent tax is a tax on the rents gained on the exploitation of a resource. It can cover both renewable and non-renewable resources. It is classically understood to be a tax on the surplus val…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_rent_tax
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Claim 2: “New polling this week put One Nation ahead of Labor in the primary vote for the first time”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'recent', Windows file management tips, and general Wikipedia entries about the Labor Party and One Nation. There is no evidence provided regarding specific polling numbers or One Nation leading Labor in a primary vote.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: מפלגת העבודה הישראלית, romanized: ), commonly known in Israel as HaAvoda (Hebrew: העבודה, lit. 'The Labor'), was a Labor Zionist and social democratic political party …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Labor_Party
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election is scheduled to be held by 2028 to elect members of the House of Representatives and half of the Senate to the 49th Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Labor government, led by P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Australian_federal_electi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON), commonly known as One Nation (ON), is a far-right populist political party in Australia. It is led by its founder Pauline Hanson, who has been a senator for Queensl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Nation
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Claim 3: “neither [Labor nor the Coalition] supports increased taxation measures on the gas industry”
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The search results mention that Labor and the Coalition do not support fracking in Victoria or have not offered specific cost-of-living solutions, but they do not explicitly confirm that neither party supports 'increased taxation measures on the gas industry' generally.
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web search NEUTRAL — Election focus on cost of living misses the mark for those struggling most. Housing, energy, and tax solutions absent in major party policies.They are at the coalface of the cost-of-living crisis, yet…
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8950778/cost-of-livin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Neither Labor nor the Coalition supports fracking, a controversial drilling technique used to extract gas by injecting high-pressure liquid underground, in Victoria. The Greens also oppose it.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/prime-minister-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Neither Labor nor the Coalition have taken on the key challenges of today.Neither Labor nor the Coalition are offering an answer to this. On these grounds alone, neither deserve support. But for voter…
https://the-pen.co/australian-election-2025-and-taking-on-co…
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Claim 4: “Back in May 2017, Hanson proposed One Nation adopt a system of royalties paid on production, saying such a scheme would raise up to $10 billion per year.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists only of general Wikipedia entries about the month of May. There is no evidence regarding Pauline Hanson's 2017 proposal for production-based royalties.
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web search NEUTRAL — May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May
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web search NEUTRAL — May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, coming between April and June. It has 31 days. The month of May might have been named for the Roman goddess Maia, or more like…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/May
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2026 · Explore the month of May with holidays, the Flower Moon, gardening advice, seasonal recipes, weather forecasts, birth symbols, and fun May traditions.
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-may-holidays-fun-facts…
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Claim 5: “Efforts by the South Australian Labor government to repeal a ten-year moratorium on fracking in the south east of the state were blocked by the newly elected One Nation MPs and Liberal Opposition.”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 6: “Norway heavily taxes its oil and gas extraction profits. It reinvests the wealth into the world’s largest sovereign fund to spent on social initiatives.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Norway taxes oil and gas profits and reinvests them into the world's largest sovereign wealth fund for social/national benefit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Norway heavily taxes its oil and gas extraction profits. It reinvests the wealth into the world’s largest sovereign fund to spent on social initiatives.
https://theconversation.com/hansons-gas-policy-follows-the-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Norway has the biggest sovereign wealth fund in the world.In 1969, Norway discovered one of the world's largest offshore oilfields in the North Sea. Initially, foreign companies held responsibility fo…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-05/lessons-for-australia…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tax more, collect less. But this is a tax that doesn't pass the pub test. Pardon the pun. We rip resources out of our ground, whack them on a boat, sell them to conglomerates and foreign governments w…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/williamstrange_norway-built-a…
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Claim 7: “Hanson has pointed to a Norway-style sovereign wealth fund as a model for gas revenue policy since at least 2017.”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that Hanson has pointed to a Norway-style sovereign wealth fund as a model for gas revenue since at least 2017.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A burqa, also known as harabah, is a type of enveloping outer garment worn by some Muslim women which fully covers the body and the face. The use of face veils has been documented in various ancient c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Jackson, also known as the King of Pop, was a pop, music, dance and fashion icon. His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous artists of various music genres.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON), commonly known as One Nation (ON), is a far-right populist political party in Australia. It is led by its founder Pauline Hanson, who has been a senator for Queensl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Nation
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Claim 8: “One Nation recently unveiled its new oil and gas policy at the Australian Energy Producers Conference in Adelaide.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Pauline Hanson/One Nation unveiled a new oil and gas policy at the Australian Energy Producers Conference in Adelaide.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1970s energy crisis occurred when the Western world, particularly the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, experienced substantial petroleum shortages as well as elev…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war fuel crisis is a worldwide fuel crisis caused by the war between Iran and the U.S.-Israel coalition. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20% of the world's oil …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_fuel_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Energy in Australia is the production in Australia of energy and electricity, for consumption or export. Energy policy of Australia describes the politics of Australia as it relates to energy. In 2021…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Australia
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Claim 9: “One Nation would give the government the option to take a 30% stake in future drilling projects, with profits directed into a new sovereign wealth fund.”
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Multiple sources confirm the policy proposal for the government to have the option to take a 30% stake in future drilling projects with profits going to a sovereign wealth fund.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — One-nation conservatism, also known as one-nationism or Tory democracy, is a form of British political conservatism and a variant of paternalistic conservatism. It advocates the "preservation of estab…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-nation_conservatism
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON), commonly known as One Nation (ON), is a far-right populist political party in Australia. It is led by its founder Pauline Hanson, who has been a senator for Queensl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Nation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — One Nation, One Election (abbr. ONOE), is a proposal under consideration by the Government of India to synchronise all elections in the country either on a single day or within a specific time frame, …
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