Hanson has a support base. But could it slip on a Sicilian pool deck?

July 16, 2026 — 1:56pm

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If the next election is solely decided by voters who want a party led by someone with strong views who has vowed tough action on immigration, then it is Pauline Hanson’s to lose.

A breakdown of personality and policy questions in the most recent Resolve Political Monitor shows Hanson and One Nation easily heading Anthony Albanese’s government and Angus Taylor’s Coalition on both counts.

But elections – the next is not due until the first half of 2028 – are rarely fought on single issues (or single personality traits) with voters apt to choose their preferred representative on a range of factors.

Those factors can include self-inflicted problems, such as being spotted on the pool deck of a Sicilian hotel where rooms cost up to $2788 a night while bemoaning the cost of living pressures facing Australian farmers.

Holly Valance selfies and tours of Luton with convicted criminal Tommy Robinson aren’t the traditional way to woo Australian voters.

Aussie battler: Hanson joins Gina poolside on White Lotus holiday in Sicily

That’s before considering the impact of One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts’ recently revealed travails such as praising both American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Russian leader/accused war criminal Vladimir Putin.

The rise of Hanson’s One Nation as an electoral force over the past........

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