One Nation outpolls Labor + Australia's $2bn PFAS lawsuit explained
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
A listener production. Hello, happy Monday. Welcome to The Briefing. Sasha Barber-Gatt with you. Last week, the government launched its biggest lawsuit ever, accusing a massive US company of leaving a trail of toxic forever chemicals right across the country. But experts say this legal action doesn't go far enough.
$2 billion is an enormous sum of money. I don't think it's going to get close to cleaning up this problem, no.
A look into Australia's mammoth case against 3M and what we know about the chemicals at the heart of it is coming up in the second half of this episode. First, it is time for the headlines with Chris Spirou on Monday 1 June.
Why is One Nation the most popular political party in Australia?
Morning, Sash, and a pinch and a punch for the first day of the month. Now, look, we're going to start with politics this morning. And a new poll has One Nation as the most popular political party in Australia. Support for Pauline Hanson's party up four points to 31%. Now ahead of Labor's primary vote by three points, according to a Red Ridge poll that surveyed just over a thousand people. While Anthony Albanese remains the preferred Prime Minister with a six-point lead, Hanson is close behind on 25% and a safe distance away from Angus Taylor on 14%.
Now, in explaining the poll results, Redbridge director Tony Barry pointed to the budget, saying it's pushed more voters into anti-establishment territory and towards One Nation. The poll comes after Hanson told Sky News yesterday she would not rule out running for a seat in the House of Reps at the next election and potentially leading the country.
Do I want to be Prime Minister? Well, I tell you what, I won't knock the job because I believe that I have the ability to do it. I'm not going to underestimate myself or say, no, I can't do it. Have a look at what we've got now. Really? Honestly? And that's why we're in a mess.
Speaking to her party's growing popularity, the One Nation leader pointed to the historic win in the recent Farah Bai election, saying... It's not just about coalition, it's about Labor, it's about the Greens, it's about everyone.
There's such an undercurrent that's happening in this country that people are fed up and they want change.
Yeah, so more of the same from Pauline Hanson. We've had this kind of discussion before about whether she could potentially lead. We actually deep-dived it, oh, God, I want to say towards the start of the year when the polling was first really starting to build in favour and we asked the question, could Pauline Hanson be Prime Minister? Yeah, technically, and especially if she ran for a House of Rep seats. By convention, the Prime Ministership goes to someone who does sit in the House of Rep, so she might change up where she's running and potentially go for one of those spots.
Yeah, I think the interesting thing from all of this, especially over the weekend and with this new poll, is that we're no longer focusing in and honing in on the coalition as being the reason for the rise in One Nation's popularity. Long we've been talking about the fact that, you know, the coalition hasn't been able to get their act together. And so a party like One Nation seems to be a very viable alternative for conservative voters. But now the conversation is rightfully opening up to be like, well, what's Labor doing that's to blame? What are the Greens doing to blame? What What's going on in Australian politics that's contributing to this?
What are the implications of Australia's $2 billion lawsuit against 3M?
Because it's not just the coalition. Interestingly, Gen X voters do represent One Nation's strongest backers in this poll. They say that she's resonating her message and her party's message is very much resonating with that generation. you know i'm i'm curious to hear from our listeners on this one if you are a one nation supporter i would love to hear from you if you could reach out to us in the dms we will keep you anonymous we know that there's you know a certain um reputation and thing that comes with with being a one nation supporter but get in touch with us because because we do want to know what it is about her party that you like
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:47
2
Why is One Nation the most popular political party in Australia?
0:47–3:14
3
What are the implications of Australia's $2 billion lawsuit against 3M?
3:14–7:30
4
What are PFAS chemicals and why are they controversial?
7:30–9:09
5
How does PFAS contamination affect human health?
9:09–9:45
6
What are the main arguments in the lawsuit against 3M?
9:45–11:35
7
What are the environmental impacts of PFAS contamination?
11:35–11:45
8
What steps can individuals take if they are affected by PFAS?
11:45–25:05
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