{"id":839658,"date":"2026-08-02T11:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/839658\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T11:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:05:11","slug":"pauline-hanson-update-one-nation-on-top-again-over-labor-in-latest-afr-redbridge-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/839658\/","title":{"rendered":"Pauline Hanson update: One Nation on top again over Labor in latest AFR Redbridge poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pauline Hanson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/one-nation-607\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Nation<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/australia-news\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia<\/a>\u2019s most popular political party again, according to the latest polling.<\/p>\n<p>The latest monthly AFR\/Redbridge Group\/Accent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/research-jar\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Research<\/a> poll released by The Australian Financial Review on Sunday showed a slight rebound for the party, following a dip last month as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/australia-news\/hanson-loses-support-amid-monoculture-claims-parental-paid-leave-confusion-20260628-p60ar1.html\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hanson\u2019s comments on multiculturalism dominated the political agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/25b4604537dd643f04a4553549e08ff7754bf164ceb7a08f5c10fbf6a3638f59.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Pauline Hanson\u2019s One Nation is seeing a surge in popularity in Victoria.\u00a0Ross Swanborough.<\/p>\n<p>The right-wing populist party\u2019s primary vote rose two percentage points to 31 as Labor dropped one point to 29 in the latest polling. <\/p>\n<p>Both changes are inside the poll\u2019s margin of error, which was 3.3 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>It technically gives a narrow lead back to One Nation, which first took it in May after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/federal-budget-5x3\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">federal budget.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s better news for the Coalition, which increased four points to 22 as the Greens lost four points, falling to just 10 per cent of the primary vote. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/person\/anthony-norman-albanese-233\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Albanese<\/a> remains the preferred prime minister (32 per cent) but his 10-point lead over Hanson shrunk to just eight points.<\/p>\n<p>Angus Taylor\u2019s net favorability rating improved by 3 points to minus 6, Hanson\u2019s remains unchanged at minus 10 and Albanese\u2019s dropped a point to minus 19.<\/p>\n<p>The poll of 1001 voters was taken from Monday to Thursday last week.<\/p>\n<p>Redbridge director Tony Barry told the AFR the situation more resembled that just after the federal budget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter losing some vote share following Pauline Hanson\u2019s speech to the National Press Club, One Nation\u2019s support has returned to its previous high level, indicating that for their base, grievance mobilises more reliably than policy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLabor continues to lose positioning on issues performance measures, which complicates their pathway back to their election primary vote of 34.5 per cent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d0d8d56f96d16e420a16a6d7c4dc6a48a45572b1782da3c69da95e650e26f082.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivers his opening address to the Labor Party Conference. \u00a0Dominic Lorrimer<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoters will only forgive you for breaking a promise if you are eventually proven right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month Hanson was accused of victim-blaming after declaring\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/domestic-violence-5wd\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">domestic violence<\/a>\u00a0is a \u201ctwo-way street\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She also faced questions about taking funding from Gina Rinehart after she revealed the mining billionaire paid for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/australia-news\/pauline-hanson-criticised-for-taking-funding-from-australia-s-richest-person-20260729-p60jiy.html\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flights during a recent trip to Europe.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pair attended an exclusive Dolce &amp; Gabbana fashion show in Sicily.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/resolve-political-monitor-20210322-p57cvx.html\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Resolve Political Monitor for\u00a0The Sydney Morning Herald\u00a0and\u00a0The Age<\/a>\u00a0showed support for One Nation dropping for the first time in months to 26 per cent of the primary vote, handing Labor back a narrow lead with 28 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pauline Hanson\u2019s One Nation is Australia\u2019s most popular political party again, according to the latest polling. 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