Hanson's One Nation: Coalition Partner or Enemy?

0:00It's March 25th. Sydney News Today starts now. AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Pauline Hanson and her One Nation Party are pushing to team up with the Liberals and Nationals to take down labor. She's offering preference deals and promising to support any future minority coalition government with confidence and supply votes. But Hanson draws a hard line at forming an official coalition, insisting she won't let anyone control her words or policies. This comes after last week in South Australian state election, where One Nation grabbed up to four seats that were once liberal strongholds like Enge jury, Mackilope, Narunga, and Hammond. Analysts point to liberal preferences helping One Nation over labor, even though One Nation didn't return the favor, sparking real tension on the right. Coalition leaders, like opposition head Angus Taylor, are ramping up scrutiny of One Nation's agenda to avoid a national repeat of that South Australian. Shake up. Taylor told party insiders to push back without turning off shared voters.

1:03Meanwhile, Hanson fired back at the Liberals for treating her party like the enemy and highlighted past preference swaps in Queensland and upcoming federal polls. A liberal senator from South Australia called One Nation's moves an act of war that hurt their chances, urging preferences against them to protect. Multicultural values. This environment minister sees it as proof the coalition now needs One Nation to govern, warning of chaos from any partnership. The next big test hits on May 9th at the Ferrer by election, where One Nation and an independent lead early and coalition preferences could tip the scales. As the political right real lines, these dynamics could reshape how governments form across Australia.