The scale of the Coalition’s loss in the Farrer byelection can’t be understated | Tom McIlroy

The politics of anxiety and grievance harnessed by One Nation are a formidable force. Angus Taylor needs to, in his own words, ‘change or die’ • Pauline Hanson jubilant as One Nation wins Farrer byelection • Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sometimes in Australian politics, there’s a tendency to over interpret byelection results - projecting local wins and losses far and wide across the country. But Saturday’s thumping victory for One Nation in the NSW seat of Farrer can hardly be over interpreted. It proves Pauline Hanson’s populist movement is an indiscriminate threat, and that the foundations of the two party system are growing weaker by the day. Continue reading...

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