Support for Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party has decreased in the wake of a recent National Press Club address, according to a new Resolve Political Monitor survey. The poll, which surveyed 2,252 individuals between July 6 and July 11, indicates a three-point drop in One Nation's primary support to 26 percent in July. Concurrently, the Coalition's backing rose to 23 percent.
Labor maintained its standing at 28 percent, and the Greens saw no change at 12 percent. The survey also revealed a significant eight-point decline in support for Pauline Hanson as the preferred prime minister, falling from 33 percent in June to 25 percent. This contrasts with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who saw an increase to 33 percent, up from 29 percent in June. Angus Taylor is listed as the preferred prime minister by 21 percent of respondents.
These findings follow similar trends observed in earlier Newspoll and Redbridge surveys, which also indicated a decrease in Senator Hanson's popularity after her June 17 speech. The Resolve pollster, Jim Reed, noted that key demographics, including immigrants and females, have shifted away from Hanson. Reed suggested that comments made regarding multiculturalism and abortion may have contributed to this shift, characterizing One Nation as appearing "the party of old after all."
In her National Press Club speech, Senator Hanson advocated for Australia to reject multiculturalism in favor of a "monoculture." She also made remarks about maternity leave, which she later stated were taken out of context.
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce downplayed the poll results, stating that polls are indicators and subject to fluctuations. He suggested that Senator Hanson's direct communication style is understood by voters. Joyce also linked One Nation's platform to social cohesion and preventing incidents like the Bondi attack, asserting the need for bravery in making substantive statements.
Joyce also previously addressed One Nation's lack of uncosted policies, citing insufficient resources for independent costing as a reason for the absence of such analyses.