Pauline Hanson, leader of the Australian far right and founder of the One Nation Party, threatens to break the bipartisanship that has prevailed in Australian democracy. At 73 years old and an admirer of Donald Trump, Hanson is preparing to take a major electoral leap in the federal elections scheduled for 2028.
Before founding her party, Hanson owned a fish and chip shop business in the state of Queensland in the 1990s. Thirty years later, the ultraconservative leader appears as an unprecedented political force in the Australian political landscape.
Polls attribute 30% voting preference to her party, placing her ahead of both the Labor Party, currently in government, and the Coalition, formed by liberals and conservatives, which is the main opposition force.
For the first time in Australian history, a third party surpasses traditional parties in polls, which have traditionally dominated the country's politics through the two-party system.
