One Nation's Elizabeth Challenge in SA Election

0:00In Sydney, it's March 17th. Here's what is happening. South Australia's state election is heating up in places like Elizabeth, a working-class suburb north of Adelaide. Once thriving around the hold-in-car factory that closed in 2017, the area now struggles with high welfare reliance, low incomes, and shorter life expectancies. One nation is making waves here, challenging labor's grip in this safe seat with candidate Kim Hanton, a local former police officer. Polling shows one nation at around 24% stay-wide, even ahead of liberals in some spots. In last year's federal vote, they hit 9.55% in the labor-held spin seat, which includes Elizabeth. The party is drawing support from frustrated voters in outer suburbs and rural areas, similar to shifts seen with groups like Trump's MAGA, or UK's, reform. Locals like lifelong labor voter Grant Smith say they're fed up with being taken for granted. Highvis workers at pre-polling stations are grabbing one-nation cards,

1:01and volunteers note it's now okay to show support publicly. Labor premier, Peter Malinowskas, is pushing back, stressing the dignity of work lost after factory closures and slamming one nation for lacking real. Solutions on housing and costs. Analysts see one nation's organization improving after a week start, with votes rising from 2.63% in 2022. Experts predict maybe one or two upper house seats, polling mainly from liberals in a state without a strong national's presence. Party leaders, like Pauline Hanson, report mobs of new supporters, even from traditional labor and liberal bases. As 1.3 million voters head to polls on Saturday, this election tests if one nation can break through urban fringes like Elizabeth. While labor looks set to whole power, the party's gain signal bigger changes ahead in Australian politics. The daily news now is made possible with support from our sponsor, a pillow that sounds as good as it feels. Built for listening in bed, S-O-L-I-SOLYPILLOW.com. Made in AI.