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One Nation poll widely misread, Guardian columnist loses NPC pass after Hanson speech, and Clive Palmer recycles the hits

A Crikey article discusses the misinterpretation of a YouGov poll regarding One Nation's readiness to govern, highlighting that the poll was misleadingly presented. The article notes that the poll only surveyed those already considering voting for One Nation, making the results less significant. Other topics include a Guardian columnist losing their NPC pass after a speech by Pauline Hanson and Clive Palmer reusing previous arguments.

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Jun 18, 2026

4 min read

Guardian columnist Greg Jericho, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Clive Palmer (Image: Crikey)

The art of magical counting: No, 50% of people do not believe One Nation is “ready to govern now”, despite what you may have seen thanks to a poorly interpreted — yet widely shared — poll by YouGov on Sky News yesterday.

As pointed out by psephologist Kevin Bonham, the data was first misleadingly presented in an online article by Sky. As more clearly shown in the video broadcast, the “ready to govern” question was only asked to the 38% of people who were already considering voting for One Nation, which is much less impressive, no matter which way you dice it.

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Source document: YouGov Poll

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CrikeyIndependentCenter3 days ago
One Nation poll widely misread, Guardian columnist loses NPC pass after Hanson speech, and Clive Palmer recycles the hits

A Crikey article discusses the misinterpretation of a YouGov poll regarding One Nation's readiness to govern, highlighting that the poll was misleadingly presented. The article notes that the poll only surveyed those already considering voting for One Nation, making the results less significant. Other topics include a Guardian columnist losing their NPC pass after a speech by Pauline Hanson and Clive Palmer reusing previous arguments.

Bias read (Center): The article presents facts and analysis without overtly favoring any side. It critiques the misinterpretation of polling data and provides context from a psephologist, maintaining neutrality in its presentation of information.

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