<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Exclusive:</span></strong><span> The dust is yet to settle on </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/south-australian-election-one-nation-seats/cb77a78a-237c-4bb8-8666-4585704d66d9" rel="" target="_blank" title="One Nation's surge in the South Australian"><span>One Nation's surge in the South Australian</span></a><span> election, but </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/pauline-hanson-policies-stance-on-immigration-housing-voting-record-explained/1a21d57d-cddd-4ba5-b1ce-0b564e205b79" rel="" target="_blank" title="Pauline Hanson"><span>Pauline Hanson</span></a><span> says she is already preparing for another orange wave to descend on Victoria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hanson is now eyeing seats in the November state election and but denies her success in the polls is simply about voter dissatisfaction with the major parties.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The senator claims </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/victoria" rel="" target="_blank" title="Victorians"><span>Victorians</span></a><span> are "screaming out" for One Nation's arrival.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cost-of-living-crisis-australian-women-cant-afford-sanitary-items-as-petrol-prices-soar/c5214cfc-0d28-49f2-829b-a8658339f285" rel="" target="_blank" title="'I'm scared': Price of petrol is fuelling a hidden crisis at the supermarket"><strong><span>'I'm scared': Price of petrol is fuelling a hidden crisis at the supermarket</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Liberal Party have failed in Victoria, with the change of leadership constantly all the time," Hanson told </span><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/?rf=true" rel="" target="_blank" title="Nine.com.au"><span>Nine.com.au</span></a><span> in the wake of her party's victory in SA.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The biggest thing is the escalating crime that's happening in Victoria. They haven't replaced the policing for the increased population.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They've allowed everything to slide."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/pauline-hanson-one-nation-victorian-state-election-targeted-after-south-australian-surge/614f2b1f-b14a-4987-9693-406094750a2d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Political strategists have warned that aftershocks from the One Nation earthquake in SA could easily be felt in Victoria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two polls conducted earlier this month place One Nation on the Coalition's tail with 23-24 per cent of the vote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One Nation's representation in Victoria is thin after failing to secure any seats in the 2022 state election, but the party's success in SA after clinching two lower house seats could pave the way for a similar rise.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Liberal party's disastrous result in SA could spell doom for both Opposition Leader Jess Wilson, a first-term MP who stepped up to the plate in November following a leadership coup against Brad Battin, and embattled Premier Jacinta Allan's Labor party.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Both parties bled voters to One Nation in SA and the orange lightning bolt could strike already-shaky ground in regional and outer suburban seats.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I keep saying all the time, Victoria is a basket case. And a lot of our new membership is coming out of Victoria," Hanson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"People actually want representation in Victoria from One Nation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They're screaming out for it. They're crying out for it."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-election-one-nation-barnaby-joyce-says-party-will-only-grow-in-future-elections/024542f5-fa77-4b62-a31a-a40f3fcb9d45" rel="" target="_blank" title="'Growing and growing': Joyce's bold prediction on One Nation's future"><strong><span>'Growing and growing': Joyce's bold prediction on One Nation's future</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Before Victorians head to the polls, a byelection will be held in the seat of Farrer in south-west NSW, a seat vacated by former opposition leader Sussan Ley.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>David Farley is One Nation's federal candidate for Farrer, where Hanson's party will focus sharply on the region's water issues.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The the main thing that we're gonna home in on there is protect[ing] the farming sector," Hanson added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But the big one is gonna be the water issue with the Murray-Darling [Basin]. That has never been sorted out."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hanson rebranded from Pauline Hanson's One Nation to simply One Nation last year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dropping Hanson's name from the ballot appears to have worked wonders for the conservative party, particularly after poaching former Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce and recruiting former SA Liberal senator Cory Bernardi.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Hanson laughed off any suggestion that she has an image problem.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm not interested in what they say," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I can tell you, I think I'm the only political party that hasn't had a challenge [of] leadership.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"So that tells you something."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/keli-lane-on-prison-day-release-supporting-partner-in-lawsuit/42610d4c-4d33-4ebc-86a7-80445535092e" target="_blank"><strong><span>Convicted baby killer Keli Lane granted day release</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Both the LNP and Nationals have changed federal leaders in 2026. Labor has not changed leadership.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Voter disaffection from the Coalition's split has been partly credited for One Nation's surge in popularity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hanson denied this is the case.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's a decision that the public have to make. But they had the opportunity to vote for the Liberals in South Australia and clearly they didn't want to," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"And the Coalition was back."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She cited the Coalition's failure to unite on net zero and the Paris Agreement as the crux of its internal problems.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hanson also claimed the LNP and Nationals can't agree on an immigration policy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But as a new legion of voters move away from the major parties, there are no plans yet for a major policy refresh – and certainly no softening on immigration.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The problem in the country is because of mass migration," Hanson claimed, citing an unproven figure of 1800 migrants entering Australia each day.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This figure, loosely taken from Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) data, does not accurately reflect the number of migrants coming to the country</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's not the Australia I grew up in," she added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Those policies, we're actually going to be taking to the next federal election."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank" title=""><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>