Australians have emphatically rejected some of One Nation\u2019s key policies, including shutting down SBS and ending multiculturalism, with voters raising concerns over Pauline Hanson\u2019s closeness to billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart and whether the party has the skills needed to run the country, according to a new poll.<\/p>\n
But even as the latest Guardian Essential poll<\/a> finds voters have major reservations about Hanson and her party, more than half of respondents said they were either definitely or at least considering voting for One Nation at the next election.<\/p>\n The Guardian Essential poll of 1,017 voters was conducted last week \u2013 after Hanson\u2019s controversial press club speech <\/a>\u2013 and found One Nation\u2019s primary vote dropping two points, to 26% from last month\u2019s 28%<\/a>. Labor\u2019s primary vote ticked up one point, to 30%, while the Coalition remained on 23%. Those movements are within the margin of error of the poll, but are consistent with several other published polls this week<\/a> \u2013 Newspoll, Redbridge and Roy Morgan, among others \u2013 which found a slight increase in Labor\u2019s vote and a slight decrease for One Nation.<\/p>\n One Nation\u2019s primary vote has consistently risen each month, with Hanson recording far higher net approval ratings<\/a> than prime minister Anthony Albanese or opposition leader Angus Taylor.<\/p>\n But after a fortnight of media scrutiny on Hanson and her party\u2019s policies, following her press club speech, Australians have resoundingly rejected many of One Nation\u2019s key proposals.<\/p>\n Peter Lewis, executive director of Essential Media, said this month\u2019s poll suggested One Nation\u2019s poll may be \u201cplateauing\u201d.<\/p>\n Only 15% of respondents supported Hanson\u2019s calls to privatise the ABC<\/a>, with just 11% agreeing to shut down SBS. Following Hanson\u2019s calls for a \u201cmonoculture\u201d in Australia<\/a>, only 20% said they\u2019d support ending multiculturalism.<\/p>\n Just 18% support withdrawing Australia from the United Nations, while only 18% supported calls to review workplace laws to give employers more power. Slightly higher numbers said they would support stopping abortion after 20 weeks (26%) and stopping the renewables transition to instead focus on fossil fuels (25%).<\/p>\n More broadly, only 29% of Australians said abortion should be legal in all cases \u2013 down 12% from the last time Essential asked this question in November 2024. In this most recent poll, another 42% said abortion should be legal in most cases; conversely, 19% said abortion should be illegal in most cases and 9% that it should be illegal in all cases.<\/p>\n In total, 72% said abortion should be legal in some or all cases, down 7% since November 2024. Another 28% said it should be illegal in some or all cases, up 7%.<\/p>\n Despite concern over One Nation policies, many Australians are still keen or curious to vote for Hanson\u2019s party. Some 29% of people said they would definitely vote for One Nation at the next election , with another 23% saying they would be open to it, for a total of 52%.<\/p>\n Only 27% of respondents said they would definitely vote for Labor, with another 23% open to it, for 50% total. Only 18% said they would definitely vote for the Liberals and just 8% said the same for the Nationals.<\/p>\n