‘Politics has changed’: Labor’s One Nation problem

Gary Adshead on how One Nation won over voters in WA – and whether it can replicate that victory elsewhere.

Sep 02, 2026, updated Sep 02, 2026

One Nation has declared that “politics has changed” after snatching a formerly safe Labor seat in a surprise byelection victory in Western Australia at the weekend.

Previously it has been the Coalition feeling the effects of the orange wave, but now Labor officially has a Pauline Hanson problem of its own.

So what does this mean for the government, and the country?

Today, Business News WA political reporter Gary Adshead on how One Nation won over the state’s voters and whether it can replicate that victory elsewhere.

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