Australia's right-wing populist party One Nation has for the first time overtaken the centre-right Coalition in primary vote polling, according to the latest Guardian Essential survey of 1,067 Australians. One Nation recorded 25% of primary votes against the Coalition's 24%, with Labor still leading on 30%, while party leader Pauline Hanson achieved a 52% approval rating — outperforming both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (41%) and opposition leader Angus Taylor (34%). The results come amid deepening public pessimism, with 54% of respondents saying Australia is "on the wrong track" and 55% expecting the economy to worsen in the next six months, a mood analysts partly attribute to the economic fallout from the ongoing Iran war.