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One Nation struggles to explain housing policy despite surge in polls

Saturday, 6 June 2026, 06:22 · 1 min read

Australia's One Nation party spent nearly 24 hours issuing six separate attempts to clarify its foreign housing ownership policy, leaving commentators and voters more confused than before. The policy, as eventually outlined in a written statement, would ban foreigners and temporary visa holders — not permanent residents, as a spokesperson initially misstated — from owning residential property, with existing owners given two years to sell or face fines of up to double their capital gain or 50% of the property's value, and potential imprisonment of up to ten years for non-compliance. The prolonged stumble has raised questions about One Nation's readiness for serious political scrutiny, even as the party (founded by Senator Pauline Hanson and known for its nationalist platform) leads in current opinion polls and is being discussed as a potential force that could reshape Australia's traditionally two-party electoral system.

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The GuardianOne Nation, six farcical explanations and no clearer understanding of its housing policy ↗︎
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