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One Nation surge 2.0: this time there are structural issues at play

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · · 913 words · By Zareh Ghazarian
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What to know about One Nation surge 2.0: this time there are structural issues at play

The article analyzes the South Australian election results, highlighting the growing support for minor parties like One Nation and the challenges faced by major political parties. It presents historical voting data and discusses the policy focus and organizational stability of One Nation compared to the Coalition and Labor.

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Claims checked 20
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Topics 0

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center83%
Right17%

6 sources compared across this story cluster. This is an eFinder estimate from indexed source coverage, not an editorial rating.

What happened

One Nation’s performance in the South Australian election has been rightly identified as a significant moment in Australian politics.

Why it matters

Since the end of the second world war, the Labor and the coalition between the Liberal and National parties have dominated national and state parliaments.

Common ground

Last weekend’s result indicates the major political forces, especially the Coalition, have a lot of work to do to convince voters to support them in forthcoming electoral contests.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

The article analyzes the South Australian election results, highlighting the growing support for minor parties like One Nation and the challenges faced by major political parties. It presents historical voting data and discusses the policy focus and organizational stability of One Nation compared to the Coalition and Labor.

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 20 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “One Nation’s progress in national politics was halted when the major parties deprived One Nation of preferences.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about preferences affecting One Nation's progress.
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Claim 2: “The Coalition’s partnership has ended and restarted twice in the past year.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “In 1993, the vote for non-major party candidates was just 10.8%, but in 2025 it was 33.6%.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about non-major party vote percentages in 1993 or 2025.
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Claim 4: “The next test for One Nation will be the byelection in federal seat of Farrer.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “Labor’s primary vote in the lower house was 37.7%, just 2.3% lower than four years ago.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “Voters who decided to support a right-of-centre party in South Australia were comfortable voting for One Nation.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 7: “The Coalition remained competitive until they returned to power in 2013.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about the Coalition's competitiveness until 2013.
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Claim 8: “One Nation hasn’t fallen into traps that can unsettle parties. The party hasn’t appeared confused about its policy focus, nor has it demonstrated leadership turmoil at a national level.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about One Nation's policy focus and leadership stability.
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Claim 9: “In the 1998 Queensland state election, One Nation won about 23% of the primary vote, ending up with 11 seats in the parliament.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the 1998 Queensland election claim about One Nation's results.
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Claim 10: “Last weekend’s result indicates the major political forces, especially the Coalition, have a lot of work to do to convince voters to support them in forthcoming electoral contests.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about the Coalition's competitiveness or the significance of the 2025 election results.
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Claim 11: “As long as the Liberal Party continues to demonstrate policy uncertainty and internal instability, One Nation will be there to capture the support of right-of-centre voters in Australia.”
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Claim 12: “The Liberal Party’s primary vote fell by almost 17%, to just 19% in the lower house.”
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Claim 13: “In 1993, 86.5% of Australians voted for a major party in the Senate. In 2025 it was just 64.8%.”
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The 1993 Senate election Wikipedia entry confirms the 1993 data (e.g., 34 coalition senators), but no source provides the 2025 Senate vote percentage (64.8%) mentioned in the claim. The claim combines verified and unverified data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1993 federal election. Senators total 34 coalition (29 Liberal, four coalition National, one CLP), 30 Labor, two Green,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election was held in Australia on 13 March 1993 to determine the members of the 37th Parliament of Australia. All 147 seats of the Australian House of Representatives and 40 seats of the 76-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following are lists of members of the Australian Senate: Members of the Australian Senate, 1901–1903 Members of the Australian Senate, 1904–1906 Members of the Australian Senate, 1907–1910 Members of…
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Claim 14: “One Nation’s performance in the South Australian election has been rightly identified as a significant moment in Australian politics.”
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Wikipedia entries confirm the 2026 South Australian election and One Nation's existence, but none explicitly state that One Nation's performance was identified as a 'significant moment in Australian politics.' The claim's evaluative language ('rightly identified') is not corroborated by the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A state election was held on 21 March 2026 to elect the members of the 56th Parliament of South Australia. All 47 seats in the House of Assembly (lower house) were up for election, along with 11 of th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON), commonly known as One Nation (ON), is a right-wing populist political party in Australia. It is led by its founder Pauline Hanson, who has been a senator for Queens…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of 984,314 square kilometres (380,046 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Aust…
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Claim 15: “One Nation’s primary vote increased by almost 20% to 22.1% in the lower house.”
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Claim 16: “The Liberal Party’s policy direction has continued to fuel internal instability across the states.”
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Claim 17: “One Nation remains in the box seat to win seats in the upper and lower houses thanks to the Liberal Party’s preferences.”
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Claim 18: “One Nation’s initial success in Australian politics was short-lived, but the party appears to be in a much more secure position.”
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Claim 19: “These results show Australians have been growing more comfortable in voting for a minor party that has advanced specific issues, and that have often been ignored by Labor and the Coalition.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about voter attitudes toward minor parties.
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Claim 20: “Since the end of the second world war, the Labor and the coalition between the Liberal and National parties have dominated national and state parliaments.”
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Wikipedia mentions the 2025 federal election (Labor in power) and World War II, but no source directly confirms or denies the claim that Labor and the Coalition have dominated parliaments since WWII. The claim's broad historical assertion lacks specific verification.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election was held on 3 May 2025 to elect members of the 48th Parliament of Australia. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election, along with 40 of the 76 seats in the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cold War liberal is a term that was used in the United States during the Cold War, which began after the end of World War II. The term was used to describe liberal politicians and labor union leaders …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participa…
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