Richard Whitington

August 1, 2026 — 5:00am

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The prospect of Pauline Hanson becoming prime minister of Australia is zero, with a capital Z. Notwithstanding opinion polling and some isolated election results feeding a frenzy of speculation that Hanson is a credible chance to lead her party into government, the feat requires One Nation to win a minimum 39 seats (up from the current two – only one of them gained at an election).

Consider this reasonably simple maths: a prime minister must command a majority of the 150 seats in the House of…

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