One Nation's Strong SA Showing: A Political Earthquake

0:00It's April 1st. Welcome to Sydney News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. One nation just dropped their biggest state squad in decades, unveiling a seven-member caucus in South Australia after that wild March 21st election. It's their strongest showing since 11 MPs back in Queensland in 1998, shaking up the two-party grip down under. Counting wrapped up this week, with labor grabbing 34 seats in the lower house, liberals holding five, one nation securing four, and independence taking four more. There's a tight recount brewing in Naurunga, where their candidate leads by just 77 votes. State leader Cory Bernardi called it a political earthquake, saying they snagged the second-highest vote statewide in its echoing nationwide. He hides Pauline Hansen as their top asset, predicting this launches them toward federal winds. These MPs hail from real-world hustles, no cookie-cutter, politicians here. You've got fairy drivers, deputy mayors, photographers, even a former immigration

1:01worker. Bernardi insists they'll stick it out full terms, unlike past drama, where folks jump ship. This momentum hits as Hansen eyes a federal by election, and Bernardi bows to tackle essay's ambulance chaos and housing crunch head-on. One nation's planting roots deep, ready to reshape the game.