One Nation's surge tested in WA by-election

One Nation's rising popularity across Australian opinion polls faced its first major test in the Secret Harbour by-election in Western Australia scheduled for 29 August 2026. The far-right party's surge on the east coast had not yet been definitively tested in electoral competition.

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WA by-election puts One Nation's growing appeal to the test

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One Nation's popularity is skyrocketing in opinion polls across the east coast. But next Saturday's Secret Harbour by-election will be the first clear test of whether that momentum is extending across the Nullarbor.