In the weeks following Pauline Hanson's June 17 address to the National Press Club — in which she called for Australia to abandon multiculturalism in favour of a unified 'monoculture' — polling has registered a measurable withdrawal of public confidence. One Nation fell three points to 26 percent, and Hanson's personal preferred prime minister rating dropped eight points, while Anthony Albanese recovered ground he had recently ceded to her. The episode is a reminder that political momentum, however real in the moment, can be undone swiftly when a leader's vision reaches beyond the boundaries o
Hanson's One Nation support slips 3 points in latest poll after 'monoculture' speech
Support flowing away from One Nation toward the coalition
Mark
So Hanson went from leading as preferred prime minister to dropping eight points in a month. That's a real fall. What exactly did she say that seems to have triggered it?
Mimi
She gave a speech at the National Press Club on June 17 where she argued Australia should reject multiculturalism and become a "monoculture" instead. She also said employees shouldn't be paid for maternity leave.
Luke
Wait—did she actually say that about maternity leave, or is that what critics claimed she said? The article mentions she later said it was taken out of context.
Mimi
That's the thing. The speech happened, but the exact framing around the maternity leave comment is contested. What's not contested is that multiple polls—Resolve, Newspoll, Redbridge—all showed her support dropping after the speech.
Mark
And the coalition gained from it? That's interesting. You'd think voters rejecting Hanson might just sit out or move to Labor.
Mimi
The coalition went from 20 to 23 percent. Albanese also rebounded as preferred PM, from 29 to 33 percent. So it looks like some One Nation voters shifted to the coalition, and some voters who'd moved away from Labor came back to Albanese.
Luke
But we don't actually know voter migration from this poll. We know the aggregate numbers. We don't know if the same people who left One Nation went to the coalition, or if different groups moved in different directions.
Mark
Fair point. So what we can say for certain is: One Nation down three points, Hanson down eight points as preferred PM, and the coalition up. Everything else is inference.
Luke
Exactly. And the poll was 2,252 people, conducted July 6 to 11. That's a solid sample size, but it's one snapshot.
Mimi
Though it's worth noting this wasn't just one poll. Newspoll and Redbridge both showed similar declines in the same period. That's three independent surveys pointing the same direction.
Mark
So the question now is whether this holds or whether it's a temporary reaction to the speech.
Luke
Right. And whether Hanson's core supporters stick with her or whether she's actually lost ground with her base.
El Pulso
- Hanson had only weeks earlier overtaken Albanese as the preferred prime minister — a striking achievement for a minor party leader — making her subsequent eight-point personal drop all the more dramatic.
- The June 17 Press Club speech, which called for a cultural monoculture and questioned paid maternity leave, appears to have unsettled voters who had been drawn to her broader message of discontent.
- Three independent polling firms — Resolve, Newspoll, and Redbridge — all recorded declines in Hanson's standing after the speech, lending unusual consistency to what might otherwise be dismissed as a single survey's noise.
- Support appears to have drifted toward the coalition, with Angus Taylor's party rising to 23 percent and Taylor himself gaining two points as preferred prime minister, suggesting voters are redistributing rather than returning to Labor.
- Albanese's rebound to 33 percent as preferred leader signals that Hanson's stumble has provided the Prime Minister with breathing room he did not hold just a month ago.
In the weeks following Pauline Hanson's June 17 address to the National Press Club — in which she called for Australia to abandon multiculturalism in favour of a unified 'monoculture' — polling has registered a measurable withdrawal of public confidence. One Nation fell three points to 26 percent, and Hanson's personal preferred prime minister rating dropped eight points, while Anthony Albanese recovered ground he had recently ceded to her. The episode is a reminder that political momentum, however real in the moment, can be undone swiftly when a leader's vision reaches beyond the boundaries of what voters are prepared to follow.
The numbers that emerged from the Resolve Political Monitor survey released Sunday night were not what Pauline Hanson would have hoped for. In the fortnight since her National Press Club address on June 17 — in which she argued Australia should abandon multiculturalism for what she termed a 'monoculture' — her political standing has eroded on multiple fronts. One Nation's support fell three points to 26 percent, and her personal preferred prime minister rating dropped eight points, from 33 percent in June to 25 percent. The survey covered 2,252 respondents between July 6 and 11.
What gives the result particular weight is its consistency. Newspoll and Redbridge polling from the same period both recorded similar declines, making it difficult to attribute the movement to any single survey's margin of error. Just weeks earlier, Hanson had achieved the rare distinction of overtaking a sitting prime minister in preferred leader polling — a position that now looks fragile.
Meanwhile, the political landscape around her shifted. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese climbed back to 33 percent as preferred leader, up from 29 percent in June. The coalition rose to 23 percent support, with leader Angus Taylor gaining two points to reach 21 percent as preferred prime minister. Labor held at 28 percent; the Greens were unchanged at 12 percent.
The Press Club speech had also drawn criticism for Hanson's remarks on paid maternity leave, which she argued should not compensate employees for time away from work — a position she later said had been misrepresented. Whether voters reacted to the substance of her arguments or to how they were framed remains an open question. What the polls confirm is that the speech appears to have narrowed rather than broadened her appeal, and whether that narrowing proves temporary will depend on what the coming weeks of surveying reveal.
The numbers tell a story Pauline Hanson did not want to see. In the two weeks since she stood at the National Press Club on June 17 and argued that Australia should abandon multiculturalism in favor of what she called a "monoculture," her political standing has eroded measurably. A Resolve Political Monitor survey released Sunday night captured the shift: One Nation's support fell three points to 26 percent, while Hanson's own rating as preferred prime minister dropped eight points, from 33 percent in June to 25 percent.
The poll, which surveyed 2,252 people between July 6 and 11, showed the ground moving beneath her feet in other directions too. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rebounded to 33 percent as preferred leader, up from 29 percent the previous month. The coalition, led by Angus Taylor, gained ground as well, rising to 23 percent support, with Taylor himself climbing two points to 21 percent as preferred prime minister. Labor held steady at 28 percent, while the Greens remained unchanged at 12 percent.
What makes this moment significant is not the size of the shifts alone, but their consistency across multiple independent surveys. Newspoll and Redbridge polling in the same period both registered declines in Hanson's popularity following the Press Club address. Just weeks earlier, in June, Hanson had overtaken Albanese as the preferred prime minister choice among voters—a remarkable position for a minor party leader. That lead has now reversed sharply.
The speech itself was unambiguous in its message. Hanson rejected multiculturalism as a failed policy framework and called for Australia to become instead a culturally unified nation. She also criticized paid maternity leave, arguing that employees should not receive compensation for time away from work. That second claim, she later contended, had been misrepresented and taken out of context by critics.
The polling response suggests the speech landed differently with voters than Hanson may have anticipated. The eight-point drop in her personal preferred prime minister rating is particularly steep—a sign that the address may have shifted not just party support but voter perception of Hanson herself. Whether voters rejected the substance of her arguments or simply found her framing alienating remains a question the polls alone cannot answer. What they do show is movement: support flowing away from One Nation toward the coalition, and Albanese recovering ground he had lost.
The timing matters. Hanson had been riding a wave of voter discontent, and her June standing suggested she had tapped into something real in the electorate. The June 17 speech was meant to articulate her vision for the country. Instead, the subsequent polling indicates it may have narrowed rather than broadened her appeal. Whether this represents a temporary dip or a more durable shift in voter sentiment will become clearer as more surveys emerge in the weeks ahead.
Citas Notables
Australia should reject multiculturalism and instead become a monoculture— Pauline Hanson, National Press Club speech, June 17
Employees should not be paid to take time off work, even if on maternity leave— Pauline Hanson (later claimed the statement was taken out of context)
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