One Nation, a hardline anti-immigration party, has emerged as a major political force in Australia’s latest national opinion polls, gaining support from voters squeezed by rising living costs and disillusioned with the country’s established parties.

Two new polls place One Nation between 10% and 14% support, a sharp rise from the 6% it received in the May 2025 election, its best result since 1998, when it won 9% of the vote.

Analysts say the surge is strongest among Generation X voters without university degrees, many of whom are renters or homeowners struggling with high mortgage repayments.

Kos Samaras, director of polling firm Redbridge, says the growth reflects deep frustration with: “cost of living, housing, immigration and climate policies,” issues that have alienated voters outside the major cities.

The rise of One Nation echoes a broader trend across the West, where openly anti-immigration parties are gaining ground among working and middle-class voters who feel excluded from mainstream political priorities.