{"id":51239,"date":"2026-07-15T14:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/51239\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:17:18","slug":"pauline-hansons-monoculture-call-sees-one-nation-support-slide-as-labor-regains-poll-lead-in-sky-news-pulse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/51239\/","title":{"rendered":"Pauline Hanson\u2019s \u2018monoculture\u2019 call sees One Nation support slide as Labor regains poll lead in Sky News Pulse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Labor Party has regained its position as the most popular party in the country while One Nation lost support after Pauline Hanson\u2019s push for a \u201cmonoculture\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Sky News Pulse \/ YouGov poll, conducted from July 7-14, found Labor had returned to the top of the primary vote on 28 per cent, despite dropping one point.<\/p>\n<p>While One Nation\u2019s support dipped by four points to 26 per cent, it still has a comfortable lead over the Coalition on 20 per cent (up three points).<\/p>\n<p>The Greens received 12 per cent of the vote while the new teal party, Community Strong Australia, recorded just 2 per cent of the vote in its first appearance in the poll.<\/p>\n<p>The result shows a reversal from the immediate aftermath of \u201cmonoculture\u201d calls in the <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/politics\/one-nation-records-historic-result-in-latest-poll-since-hansons-monoculture-call-despite-albanese-rejecting-it-as-nonsense\/news-story\/3ecdbeb123199de72a7c12b4fb9efbd2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"3ecdbeb123199de72a7c12b4fb9efbd2\" data-tgev-label=\"australia-news\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\">previous poll<\/a>, which showed One Nation hitting a record high 30 per cent primary vote.<\/p>\n<p>Since that time One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has doubled down amid criticism of her rejection of multiculturalism.<\/p>\n<p>Labor has attacked the phrasing, saying that <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/politics\/best-multicultural-country-in-the-world-chris-bowen-defends-diversity-as-one-nation-pushes-monoculture\/news-story\/f1da7f96a7c70b7831bb7147a58f1528\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"f1da7f96a7c70b7831bb7147a58f1528\" data-tgev-label=\"australia-news\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\">Australia was \u201cnot a monoculture and it never has been\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce clarified the party\u2019s position on monoculture, saying it was not about ethnicity or faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you\u2019re of Vietnamese heritage or Chinese heritage or African heritage, that is not the issue,\u201d he told Sky News Sunday Agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou&#8217;re multi-ethnicity, you&#8217;re multi-religion, there&#8217;s a whole range of that. But to be in Australia, you have to come to the point of an Australian culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Hanson has been <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/politics\/one-nation-leader-pauline-hanson-gobsmacked-after-taking-tour-of-controversial-uk-activist-tommy-robinsons-hometown\/news-story\/19c5b3f80dfe6fd2e24b7c1e37801d31\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"19c5b3f80dfe6fd2e24b7c1e37801d31\" data-tgev-label=\"australia-news\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\">travelling around the UK in recent weeks<\/a>, meeting with conservative British MPs as well as <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/politics\/hopefully-the-next-leader-of-her-nation-controverisal-activist-tommy-robinson-throws-support-behind-pauline-hanson\/news-story\/dc55a7bf9ec00fe0d0e0cec876c27fcf\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"dc55a7bf9ec00fe0d0e0cec876c27fcf\" data-tgev-label=\"australia-news\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\">controversial activist Tommy Robinson<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/24a5d0de856ef113b543792edb192aca.jpeg\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"\u2018I don\u2019t believe in multiculturalism\u2019: Joyce backs one Australian culture\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>One Nation continues to dominate among voters aged 50 and above, recording 32 per cent support among those aged 50 and above, compared with 27 per cent for Labor.<\/p>\n<p>The party also retained its commanding position among working-class voters, with 31 per cent support compared with 26 per cent for Labor and 14 per cent for the Coalition.<\/p>\n<p>However, the latest movement suggests some voters, who had shifted towards One Nation, may be reconsidering their position, with the Coalition gaining three points.<\/p>\n<p>Among 2025 Coalition voters, One Nation remains the second choice for a significant number of voters, with 38 per cent now backing Ms Hanson\u2019s party.<\/p>\n<p>That figure is down from when One Nation caught <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/politics\/angus-taylors-coalition-hits-historic-polling-low-as-he-struggles-to-turn-the-tanker-around-after-taking-over-from-sussan-ley\/news-story\/00b8cd4f472955a1563ca80f2f6fc885\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"00b8cd4f472955a1563ca80f2f6fc885\" data-tgev-label=\"australia-news\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">46 per cent of disaffected Coalition voters<\/a> just two weeks ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the changes in the primary vote, Labor\u2019s lead remains fragile, with the government still facing challenges among voters concerned about cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>The poll also showed Labor\u2019s support softening among women, with the party\u2019s primary vote falling to 26 per cent among women, while male support was 31 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>The decline in primary vote coincided with a turbulent period for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who was criticised for his <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/politics\/anthony-albanese-fronts-media-after-shag-and-melons-scandal-involving-kylie-minogue-and-japanese-pm\/news-story\/1916720dcd8411b58630801366e57b5e\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"1916720dcd8411b58630801366e57b5e\" data-tgev-label=\"australia-news\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\">X-rated appearance on the Bush Deep podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Albanese recorded a -18 per cent net approval rating in the wake of the scandal, an improvement of three points.<\/p>\n<p>His standing among men increased by net nine points to -16 per cent net approval, but women turned cold, falling three points to -19 per cent net approval.<\/p>\n<p>The result follows Mr Albanese engaging in a series of jokes and innuendo, including a \u201cshag, marry, date\u201d segment involving Kylie Minogue.<\/p>\n<p>He also\u00a0<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/politics\/revealed-anthony-albaneses-podcast-appearance-on-bush-deep-featured-string-of-crude-exchanges\/news-story\/65836cb802e017fb4c32cd5df3e9e104\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"65836cb802e017fb4c32cd5df3e9e104\" data-tgev-label=\"australia-news\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">joked about Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi\u2019s \u201cmelons\u201d,<\/a> said the NRL was an \u201caphrodisiac\u201d and talked about his sex life with wife Jodie Haydon.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Albanese later apologised for the comments about Kylie Minogue, but he received major backlash from the Coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Satisfaction with Mr Albanese increased two points overall in the latest survey, while dissatisfaction fell one point.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Albanese remains ahead as preferred prime minister, continuing to hold a lead over Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.<\/p>\n<p>More than half of Australians also delivered a brutal assessment of the state of the nation, saying it had grown weaker and poorer in the last 12 months under Labor.<\/p>\n<p>The Albanese government won its landslide victory on May 3, 2025, but just 15 per cent of voters said the country has grown stronger and more prosperous in the past year.<\/p>\n<p>About half of voters (51 per cent) said the nation was weaker and poorer compared to 12 months ago while about 1 in 3 (34 per cent) said Australia has not changed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Labor Party has regained its position as the most popular party in the country 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