Pauline Hanson's One Nation
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Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON or ONP), also known as One Nation or One Nation Party, is a right-wing populist political party in Australia. It is led by Pauline Hanson.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation | |
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Abbreviation | |
President | Pauline Hanson |
General Secretary | James Ashby |
Founder | Pauline Hanson |
Founded | 11 April 1997; 27 years ago (1997-04-11) |
Registered | 27 June 1997[3] |
Headquarters | 17/109 Holt St, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
Youth wing | Young Nation[4] |
Membership (2013) | <5,000 (alleged)[5] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Right-wing to far-right[7][6][8] |
Colours | Orange |
House of Representatives | 0 / 151 |
Senate | 2 / 76 |
State and territory lower houses[lower-alpha 1] | 1 / 455 |
State and territory upper houses[lower-alpha 1] | 4 / 155 |
Website | |
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Seats in local government | |
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Brighton (Tas.)[9] | 1 / 9 |
Clarence (Tas.)[10] | 1 / 12 |
Lake Macquarie (NSW)[11] | 1 / 13 |
Victor Harbor (SA)[12] | 1 / 10 |
Mackay (Qld.)[13] | 1 / 11 |
One Nation was founded in 1997, by member of parliament Pauline Hanson and her advisors David Ettridge and David Oldfield after Hanson was disendorsed as a federal candidate for the Liberal Party of Australia. The disendorsement came before the 1996 federal election following comments she made about Indigenous Australians.[14] Oldfield, a councillor on Manly Council in suburban Sydney and at one time an employee of Liberal minister Tony Abbott, was the organisational architect of the party.[15] Hanson sat as an independent for one year before forming Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
One Nation had electoral success in the late 1990s, before suffering an extended decline after 2001. Nevertheless, One Nation has had a profound impact on debates on multiculturalism and immigration in Australia.[16] Following Hanson's return as leader and the 2016 federal election, the party gained four seats in the Senate, including one for Hanson herself, in Queensland.
Arguing that other political parties are out of touch with mainstream Australia, One Nation runs on a broadly populist and nationalist platform. It promises to drastically reduce immigration and to abolish "divisive and discriminatory policies ... attached to Aboriginal and multicultural affairs", condemning multiculturalism as a "threat to the very basis of the Australian culture, identity and shared values". During its inception, One Nation rallied against Liberal and Labor immigration and multicultural policies which, it argued, were leading to "the Asianisation of Australia."[17]
The party denounces economic rationalism and globalisation. Adopting strong protectionist policies, One Nation advocates the restoration of import tariffs, a revival of Australia's manufacturing industry, and an increase in support for small business and the rural sector.[18] One Nation's policies and platform have been characterised as racist and xenophobic by critics.[16]