Labor, Liberal Call for Calm After Poll Puts One Nation Ahead of Major Parties

‘There’ll be a million polls between now and election day,’ said Minister Mark Butler.One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, poses for a photo with Liberal Party volunteers outside a polling booth ahead of the Farrer by-election in Albury, Australia on May 8, 2026. Jesse Thompson/Getty Images6/1/2026|Updated: 6/1/2026Labor has urged Australians not to overreact to surging One Nation support in a new political poll.A RedBridge/Accent Research poll revealed the conservative-leaning One Nation head shifted ahead of Labor for the first time attracting 31 percent of primary support. This was followed by Labor on 28 percent and the Liberal-National Coalition on 20 percent.