One Nation's digital edge

One Nation was Australia's first political party with a website and is recognised as having some of the most effective online games in the business today.

Bypassing traditional media

The party specialises in shareable anti-immigration messaging and bypasses traditional media to reach voters directly, harvesting fear and grievance for political power.

Hanson's cyber politics

Pauline Hanson's supporters say she tells it like it is. Sarah Martin traces Hanson's beginnings as Australia's first cyber politician to her leading role in the rightwing nativist movement.

“She tells it like it is”

One Nation's 1998 breakthrough

David Oldfield co-founded One Nation with Pauline Hanson and the late David Ettridge. In its first campaign at the 1998 Queensland election, the party won eleven seats.

Early collapse and return

Within months of the 1998 election, disillusioned MPs fell out with party leadership and the experiment began to fall apart. Those who lived through it now see history repeating itself.

One Nation on steroids

Those who experienced One Nation's most successful election now see the party's current rise as different. They describe the current situation as one Nation on steroids.

“it's One Nation on steroids”

Dalby's datacentre fears

Residents of the rural Queensland town of Dalby face a planned thirty one billion dollar datacentre to power AI technology. State premier David Crisafulli sees it as an opportunity.

Scepticism over AI expansion

Denver Kanowski believes the datacentre to be built to power Anthropic's Claude will go beyond harming the environment by disconnecting people from things that really matter.

Australia hosts climate talks

Australia is co-hosting a major UN climate conference next month. The hosts, Turkey and Australia, are facing stiff criticism over their position on fossil fuels.

Coal supply chain conflict

Turkey and Australia are partners in a coal supply chain while hosting the next major UN climate conference. They are doing little to back nations wanting to get off fossil fuels.

Roosters claim NRL title

Sydney Roosters blow away Brisbane Broncos to claim the NRL grand final. The Roosters' NRL and NRLW teams celebrate their grand final wins together at Accor Stadium.

Knights' grand final loss

Newcastle Knights' NRL grand final loss against Sydney Roosters hurts so much, says standout Kalyn Ponga. The gallant Knights fell short in the championship match.

“hurts so much”