AARON PATRICK: One Nation’s polling surge is not a statistical anomaly, and means Pauline Hanson is now as much a threat to the Coalition as Anthony Albanese.
A One Nation candidate has been dumped on the eve of the South Australian election over revelations he is wanted in the UK over alleged outstanding criminal charges.
South Australian Liberals could be left with only four seats as One Nation’s soaring popularity gathers considerable attention in the final day of the campaign.
The Liberal Party is coming third behind Labor and One Nation and could be left with as few as five seats after Saturday’s election, down from 13, a poll found. Only one would be in the state’s capital.
David Speirs is still getting high. But the disgraced former leader of the South Australian Liberal Party, who was convicted on drug supply charges, insists it has nothing to do with illicit substances.