Express Corner: Turbulence

 


Indeed, there was turbulence. And Australians, typically resilient and typically cheerful, had turned on a dime. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had become the most hated Prime Minister in Australian history. And at one gathering after another, they were all voting for Pauline. The Outsider. The renegade. The one who had never changed her stance.

Remarkably, Pauline Hanson was now the most popular politician in the country. All the old shibboleths, all the old ways of thinking, had turned on a dime. The ceaseless multi-billion dollar pro-multicultural propaganda which had rained down on the population for decades was now seen as nothing but traitorous.

And now the greatest traitor of them all, Albanese himself, was pilloried and despised from one end of the country to the other.

By one of those coincidences of fate and history, Old Alex knew his speech writer, or at least one of them, and wondered, sometimes, how he was going. 

All that posturing, all that fleeing to the left, all that talk of a better, fairer future, it all turned out to be lies. 

And liars steal the truth. And a liar was destroying the country. 

And what had once held so much hope had turned into a sour, churning quagmire of contradictions and despair. And everyone wanted to see the back of the bastard.

Retire in ignomony, you twat.

NEWS


Australian Senate Passes Tougher Social Media Age Ban Enforcement

The Online Safety Amendment Bill doubles fines for platforms to A$99 million, lets the eSafety Commissioner summon people for sworn questioning, and drops self-incrimination protections, with penalties up to $364,000 or a year in jail. Communications Minister Anika Wells stated she decides what counts as harmful content, while critics like Michael Shellenberger and Craig Kelly argue it risks censoring views on migration, climate, or women's sports. The bill passed 31-20 with Labor, Greens, and some crossbench support; the government says it's essential to protect children online, amid plans for broader digital safety rules.

Australia’s political landscape in 2026 has been upended since Labor’s victory in the May 2025 federal election under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. What began as a conventional two-party contest has fractured, with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation transforming from a fringe protest vehicle into a genuine contender. Multiple polls now show the party on 26-30 per cent of the primary vote, frequently matching or overtaking Labor while the Liberal-National Coalition has slumped to around 18 per cent. This realignment has been driven by voter frustration over high immigration, persistent cost-of-living pressures, and a sense that the major parties no longer represent ordinary Australians. 

eastasiaforum.org

One Nation’s surge has translated into concrete gains. The party won its first House of Representatives seat at the Farrer by-election in May 2026 and then took a long-held Labor seat in the Western Australian Secret Harbour by-election in late August, producing a 27-point swing. Support has been fuelled by Barnaby Joyce’s defection, substantial donations including from mining magnate Gina Rinehart, and a focus on immigration rates that polls show resonates more than economic grievances alone among its new voters. Hanson has professionalised the party’s image while maintaining her trademark blunt style, positioning One Nation as the authentic conservative alternative as the Coalition struggles with internal chaos and leadership questions. 

politico.com

Albanese’s second-term government has encountered a series of self-inflicted wounds that have eroded his personal standing. Approval ratings have hit record lows for him as prime minister. The 2026 Budget’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax broke a clear pre-election promise and contributed to a cooling housing market. A clumsy podcast appearance produced the “Melongate” controversy after remarks about a gift from Japan’s prime minister, while revelations of an honorary membership at a golf club that received a $6 million grant in his electorate have invited pork-barrelling accusations. Migration policy remains unsettled, with tensions between Canberra and Labor state premiers, and the government’s Digital Duty of Care legislation has drawn charges of censorship from the right. 

theconversation.com

These difficulties have left Labor scrambling to contain One Nation’s appeal without appearing to chase it. Albanese has labelled the party part of a global “hard-right populist threat” that must be defeated, yet recent polls still show him preferred as prime minister over both Hanson and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor. A fresh flashpoint erupted this week when a One Nation cartoon branded Liberal MP and SAS veteran Andrew Hastie a “traitor,” prompting condemnation from the RSL and further highlighting the volatility on the right. With the next federal election not due until 2028, the contest is now a three-way struggle in which One Nation’s ability to convert polling strength into seats, and Albanese’s capacity to steady his government, will determine whether Australia’s long-standing political order survives. 

news.com.au

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