KSKos Samaras

1. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Kos Samaras

   Who comes second will decide if One Nation wins Labor seats (opens the original)

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   Secret Harbour shows how One Nation wins, and where it will struggle. Just like their win at the Farrer byelection, One Nation’s win in Secret Harbour was historic. But the number that mattered most was not its 39 per cent primary vote. It was the 17.3 per cent recorded by the Liberal candidate, who finished third and, critically, the 24.3 per cent recorded by Labor, finishing second. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

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2. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Kos Samaras

   The algorithm could halt Pauline Hanson’s rise, as it did for Jacinta Price (opens the original)

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   Much of the commentary about social media and politics focuses on voters. The algorithm, we are told, is radicalising Australians, herding them into echo chambers and away from the major parties. There is some truth in that. Millions have abandoned the two-party system, and a significant share have landed with One Nation. But that is only half the story. The more consequential effect, and the one almost nobody anticipated, is what the algorithm is doing to politicians themselves. Gift 5 articles

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