Talk:One Nation

Why is one nation not far right?

The ideology of hansonism is listed as far right and pro white Australia policy so why does one nation not say that too? i suggest we add these changes to make it more accurate Pixelafghahdga (talk) 01:41, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Pixelafghahdga, far-right is in the infobox but we also have multiple citations that call the party right-wing. Helper201 (talk) 19:54, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

That is an absolute joke of a claim you’ve just made. One Nation are considered right wing or right wing populist in terms of global standards. ~2026-18016-57 (talk) 08:55, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

We're not basing our decision on international or domestic standards, that is original research which is not permitted on Wikipedia. Instead, we must use the wording that reliable sources contain, even if the sources are not fully up to date. Remember that on Wikipedia you must not let your feelings cloud your judgement and instead base your decisions on policies, guidelines and essays. Qwerty123M (talk) 11:46, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

One Nation has consistently been against Far-Right political parties. It is not right-wing at all. But then again, this is Leftiepedia, and the editors are all lefties. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-31748-20 (talk) 12:40, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

What far-right parties has One Nation "consistently been against", may I ask? Loytra^✨ 12:04, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Most sources describe the party as merely 'right-wing' or 'right-wing populist', such as the one listed at the infobox. ~2026-32640-19 (talk) 21:30, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

We favour what independent, secondary, reliable sources say over self-ascription. TarnishedPath^talk 00:31, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

This issue of "pigeon-holing" a political party using simplistic (and usually somewhat derogatory) terms comes up all the time, particularly with new or newly popular parties as One Nation seems to be. What sources are "truly independent"? It's very hard to be sure about the independence of any source! Instead of trying to agree on simplistic labels (doomed!), why not just document the party's policies (cited from their own website or representative's speeches) and let the reader decide what they think about the party (including whether they think it's right-wing or populist or loonie left or Communist or ...). We don't need to think for the reader and we should not think for them. Give them facts and let them think for themselves. See WP:NPV and MOS:LABEL. Kerry (talk) 08:01, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

why not just document the party's policies (cited from their own website or representative's speeches)

Because that would likely constitute original research. We summarise what secondary sources state, not running PR for political parties. TarnishedPath^talk 08:39, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 March 2026

Change “is a far-right extremist group” to “is a right-wing populist political party” Change the ideologies “white-supremacy, white-nationalism, white Australia, etc” back to “Hansonism, Conservatism, Right-wing populism” which was one of the previous edits made on this page. Could I also request that vandalism be taken more seriously and that protected pages are actually protected and not allow members of the public to make edits after a certain time. Thanks ~2026-18016-57 (talk) 08:54, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

look at the edit history over the past few days. it seems there has been an edit war/vandalism going on.

there are some unsubstantiated or otherwise emotional claims like "far-right extremist" or "far-right claims" and with ideologies like neo-nazism, white supremacy etc in the infobox. i have not been able to find information within the article to back these claims up, so i've reverted these changes until they can be properly attributed to a reliable source. someone's probably going to undo my edits though...

Psnq0009 (talk) 09:29, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

There is an edit-war going on because the media arm of the Labor and Liberal parties have encouraged people to conduct it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-31748-20 (talk) 12:42, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Can you provide a reliable source for that claim? HiLo48 (talk) 02:51, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 May 2026

The line that One Nation has representative in the Shire of Esperance should be removed. In Western Australia there is no official party status given to Councilors in Local Government unlike other states. This candidate did not run on a One Nation ticket for the local election and there was no official endorsement of her candidacy for local government by the party. The news article is about her candidacy for a Federal seat. Western Australian Political Nerd (talk) 04:34, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

@Western Australian Political Nerd, the source may be about her running in the federal election for one nation, but it states that she is a councillor for Esperance. I'd want to see sourcing which confirms what you say, or refers to her as an independent in relation to being a councillor to be confident making the change you suggest. Do you have any sourcing to that effect? TarnishedPath^talk 05:45, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

From WALGA itself. https://walga.asn.au/media-and-resources/latest-news/council-member-state-or-federal-candidacy-%E2%80%93-walga-guidance-document

"Unlike some other States, Local Government in WA does not feature official political party affiliations and endorsement."

From the Western Australian Electoral Commission, no candidates in WA for local governments are listed as being member of a political party.

https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/local/election#/130f521b-dca9-4174-8b12-5d739207d6a9/Esperance

And under the Local Government Act 1995 there are no provisions or legislative framework to confer any party status.

https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_49169.pdf/$FILE/Local%20Government%20Act%201995%20-%20%5B07-ar0-00%5D.pdf?OpenElement

The Department of Local Government also stipulates that the role of a councilor should be to have the ability to exercise independent judgement.

https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/local-government/local-governments/council-elections/the-role-of-a-council-member

There are of course candidates who are members of political parties in local governance. But as this article states here "Local government elections in Western Australia are meant to be non-partisan, but in the City of Perth, party loyalties are hiding in plain sight.".

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/liberal-legacies-labor-loyalties-and-lone-wolves-the-factions-in-the-race-for-perth-lord-mayor-20251002-p5mzie.html Western Australian Political Nerd (talk) 06:24, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

@Western Australian Political Nerd, so ballots in WA local government elections have no sort of group tickets at all? TarnishedPath^talk 23:02, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

That is correct. Local government elections in Western Australia do not have group voting. Some candidates will have HTV cards but they must remain completely unbranded with no political party identification. The system treats all candidates as individuals with no formal party role, endorsement process, or recognition on the ballot,

There has been in the past the parties declaring that a party member was running for them and the party endorsing them as a candidate. Such as two Greens candidates in 2023. https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/local-government-elections-new-era-in-fremantle-a-former-eagle-rises-and-a-recount-in-perth-20210910-p58qnk.html

One Nation never endorsed this Councilor as a candidate for local government and therefore this wouldn't apply to them either.

If a person was listed as a local government representative, they would have the word "Independent" in front of them too as shown in other Wikipedia entries about it also labelling candidates as "Independent Green" or "Independent National". Showing they are not an official party representative. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2023_Western_Australian_local_elections

I believe even this practice may be considered controversial on Wikipedia itself due to the banner warnings on said page that "This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (September 2024), This article may contain original research. (September 2024)."

So in summary;

1. One Nation never endorsed this candidate before the local government election.

2. Officially there is no partisan status allowed in local government in Western Australia.

3. Secondary sources also note that if someone has been endorsed by a party, they are put into a second category with the word "Independent". As seen from the previously provided Wikipedia entry. They have to sit according to the Local Government Act as an independent. Western Australian Political Nerd (talk) 01:46, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

I've just conducted some searches and I've been unable to find any secondary sources which state that she represents One Nation in her role as councillor for Esperance Shire council. Therefore I've removed it from the article.

Please note that some of your writting comes accross to my like it might be AI generated. If that is the case please refer to WP:AITALK. TarnishedPath^talk 02:22, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing it up.

No, I didn't use AI for any comments made. Even finding sources is more fun doing it the old fashioned way for me personally. I have time to waste and waste it I shall.

Robotic sounding language is my Modus operandi, I can try and sound more casual in future though if it comes across as rude to others. Western Australian Political Nerd (talk) 02:42, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

@Western Australian Political Nerd, it was the "So in summary" bit that perked my spidey-sense. All good. TarnishedPath^talk 03:08, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

I can see how you could think that. I was just trying to reduce my word vomit to a manageable chunk, no AI.

Hope you have a good day. Western Australian Political Nerd (talk) 03:12, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

You too. TarnishedPath^talk 03:22, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Also, what do secondary sources state? What did they state about the candicate when they were running for council? TarnishedPath^talk 23:03, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done TarnishedPath^talk 02:23, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Logo change?

A while back the logo used for the party on the page was changed, with the 'pauline hanson's' directly above 'ONE NATION' being deleted, as far as i am aware its still the same image file that was used, but it just cropped out the pauline hanson part, eventually this change was reverted and it once again displays 'pauline hansons one nation' as it is currently

but a while back before that, the logo had been changed to the profile picture used on the one nation facebook, which is just an orange background with the words one nation

the party has increasingly been stylising themselves as just one nation, we also just had a discussion on changing the name of the page to just one nation rather then pauline Hansons one nation, i think its sending a mixed message with us having the page name as just one nation but keeping the logo as pauline hansons one nation

i see 3 options

1. keep it the same (include pauline hansons name in the logo)
2. revert to the first change (facebook page profile picture)
3. revert to the cropped logo of the current one (which omits the pauline hanson part)

curious on others thoughts on what should be done here, if anything

i am personally in favour of number 3 Auspol4 (talk) 11:20, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Their website still uses a "Pauline Hanson's One Nation" logo. See https://www.onenation.org.au/. TarnishedPath^talk 11:25, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

I'm starting to see the logo as "One Nation"

They've slowly started to change the brand across social media and advertisements and i recently saw that One Nation Victoria lodged an application to drop Pauline Hansons name from there logo

I'm also in favour for number 3. Lowbudgetlaptop (talk) 04:30, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Please Explain - the animated series

I can find no mention of the animations on this or the PH page. Odd for something mentioned quite seriously by Media Watch https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2LU1C-513iQ

Or is it covered elsewhere ? Greglocock (talk) 06:20, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

It has it's own Wiki page at Pauline Hanson's Please Explain. If it's not mentioned in either article it should probably be placed in the 'See also' sections. TarnishedPath^talk 07:54, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

It should definitely have a mention in the see also section if it is not to be referenced in the article. Qwerty123M (talk) 08:13, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Greglocock (talk) 19:47, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Time to sort out "state and territory branches" pages?

For a while there has been separate pages for One Nation in QLD & NSW, and previously one for SA (when Sarah Game was a member, which has since been deleted, though a new draft page was recently made in light of the 2026 state election)

With the discussion on deleting the Warren Pickering page centring around Notability, i think it would be a good time to determine what if any state branches should have their own pages based on how notable they are in their own right

The main point of me bringing this up is i don't want us to keep running circles depending on the time period of if a state/territory branch is notable

To summarise the state of them all

QLD - Has its own page (Obviously the most famous branch and i think it has a good case by itself to exist)

Verdict - Support page

NSW - Has its own page (made during Latham Era of leadership, Party currently has no state MP's but has 3 Federal MP's from the state) party also has a history in the state that i think warrants its existence even though they currently are MIA in the state parliament, though they will presumably give the NSW election a strong running

Verdict - Support Page

SA - Used to have a page since 2022 election, (was later deleted prior to 2026 election, currently has a draft to reinstate it, given the decent sized numbers of MP's in this state i think the draft should get approved as an article)

Verdict - Support Page

Vic - Never had a page, party in the news a lot in Vic due to election upcoming and polling, there is history of the party in the state even though they haven't generally run much of a campaign here historically, i think this one is the most conflicting as all eyes in politics are down here, but not much prior has happened (other then them winning a seat in 2022), but i still would learn towards yes based on what is likely to come

Verdict - Support Page

WA - Never had a page but party has won seats in the state prior and currently has seats and a party infrastructure there, I think there's a fair case for this one to exist

Verdict - Support Page

Tas - Never had a page, party hasn't got much history in the state and only now are we really seeing some activity here, in its current state no need for an article but maybe closer to next Tasmanian election there could be a case given Lee Hanson (Paulines daughter and potential heir) is from the state and is campaigning there

Verdict - Oppose Page

NT - Never had a page, some limited electoral campaigning, party looking to grow their Prescence here as far as I can tell but nothing much of note at the moment, probably no need for an article

Verdict - Oppose Page

ACT - Never had a page or contested an election (I think it's safe to say at least in its current state there's no need for an article here)

Verdict - Oppose Page Auspol4 (talk) 13:37, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Tagging some relevant users here if they have any input

@Lowbudgetlaptop @Geelongite @Mhaot @MrActiniuM @AusLondonder @HiLo48 @TarnishedPath @Qwerty123M @Helper201 Auspol4 (talk) 13:44, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Agree with Auspol4 fully except for the Tasmania article. I support the page because of Lee Hanson. MrActiniuM ☢️talk 21:43, 11 August 2026 (UTC)