New Poll Brings Fresh Pain for Liberal Party

Pauline Hanson leaps ahead of Sussan Ley as preferred prime minister

Support for Pauline Hanson continues to surge, with a new poll today showing the One Nation leader has ove...

Doomsday clock closer to midnight than ever;  Pauline Hanson overtakes Sussan Ley as preferred prime minister

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Poll puts Pauline Hanson ahead of Sussan Ley as preferred PM

The latest Capital Brief/Demos AU poll places the One Nation leader 10 percentage points ahead of the Liberal boss as preferred PM.

One Nation eyes ‘official opposition’ status as primary vote rises to 24 per cent in DemosAU poll

There has been a truly staggering development in Australian politics as Pauline Hanson’s popularity continues to surge.