Hastie vs. One Nation: The Battle for the Right’s Soul

Hastie vs. One Nation: The Battle for the Right’s Soul

Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has demanded One Nation delete a cartoon branding him a 'traitor', labelling Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce 'lying cowards' and threatening a 'costly' fight. This personal row over Hastie's evidence in the Ben Roberts-Smith case exposes a deeper strategic crisis for the Coalition as One Nation surges in the polls ahead of twenty twenty-eight.

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Show notes

One Nation digital animations labeled Andrew Hastie a traitor for testifying in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case.

Andrew Hastie resigned from his shadow home affairs portfolio in October twenty twenty-five amid internal party friction.

June twenty twenty-six polling showed One Nation leading both major parties with thirty-one percent primary support.

A ten-point polling gap emerged between One Nation and the Coalition as voters migrated toward populist rhetoric.

September twenty twenty-six data revealed a three-way tie between Labor, the Coalition, and One Nation.

Hastie challenged his critics to repeat their traitor allegations on the floor of the House of Representatives.

In this episode
  1. 01Intro1 min
  2. 02The 'Traitor' Cartoon and the Roberts-Smith Shadow2 min
  3. 03Lying Cowards and Internal Fractures3 min
  4. 04The Twenty-Twenty-Six Surge3 min
  5. 05The Road to Twenty-Twenty-Eight2 min
  6. 06Outro1 min
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