Jim Chalmers Warns Progressives Not to ‘Mock’ One Nation Voters

Chalmers warns progressives not to 'mock' One Nation voters

Labor is projecting confidence it can defeat One Nation despite the minor party's sustained polling strength and growing voter frustration.

Jim Chalmers warns progressives not to ‘mock’ One Nation voters

By directly acknowledging the seriousness of One Nation’s support, Chalmers is underscoring that the party is a threat to Labor, not just to the Coalition.

Don’t become the status quo, treasurer warns Labor

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has urged Labor to keep pursuing difficult economic reforms to counter the threat of One Nation. While the fortunes of Pauline Hanson’s party continued to climb since the May budget, in which Dr Chalmers expended significant political capital to enact Labor’s long-held tax agenda, reform was essential to Labor’s response, he said. Speaking at an event hosted by the Australia Institute in Canberra, Dr Chalmers told the left…