One Nation is capitalising on Australians’ economic pessimism like never before. Is a ‘stagflation impulse’ to blame?

One Nation is gaining political traction in Australia by leveraging voter frustration over economic stagnation and high housing costs. Analysts suggest the party is successfully capitalizing on a 'stagflation impulse' that mirrors economic anxieties from the 1970s.
One Nation’s surge in popularity will be tested in earnest at the next federal election. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP One Nation’s surge in popularity will be tested in earnest at the next federal election. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Australian economy Analysis One Nation is capitalising on Australians’ economic pessimism like never before. Is a ‘stagflation impulse’ to blame? Jonathan Barrett By tying housing costs to immigration, Pauline Hanson promises a simple solution to a multilayered problem
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