UPDATE 2-As Trump-adjacent populism surges in Australia, Pauline Hanson cashes in
Published on: May 8, 2026, 6:23 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
This year he is changing teams, committing A$1.1 million to populist anti-immigration party Pauline Hanson's One Nation as he turns away from a conservative establishment racked by infighting and dismal polling. Aitken is not alone: encouraged by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, some of Australia's wealthiest voters are shifting support from the Liberal-National coalition to an outsider party that has, until recently, relied on small donations.
