{"id":5189,"date":"2026-06-08T20:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/?p=5189"},"modified":"2026-06-08T20:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:13:54","slug":"race-realist-wins-house-in-australian-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/?p=5189","title":{"rendered":"Race Realist Wins House in Australian Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Australia\u2019s populist One Nation scores first-ever lower house victory<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Winning candidate, David Farley, has advocated for stricter migration and farming reforms.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Al Jazeera Staff<\/a> and Reuters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australia\u2019s far-right One Nation party has captured a seat in the country\u2019s House of Representatives for the first time, according to preliminary election results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Farley, a former agribusiness consultant, is on course for a decisive victory in the special election for Australia\u2019s southwestern division of Farrer, located in New South Wales state, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Farley had a projected 59.1 percent of the vote, compared with 40.8 percent for his independent opponent Michelle Milthorpe, according to the ABC. The centre-left Labor Party, which has a majority in the lower house, did not run a candidate for the seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very clear, the next member for Farrer is David Farley,\u201d ABC election analyst Casey Briggs said \u2060in a broadcast. \u201cIt\u2019s not a close result.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Nation at \u2018the end of its beginning\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Farley, who has advocated for reduced migration and farming reforms, will hold the vacant seat left by the resignation in February of Sussan Ley, leader of the centre-right Liberal Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result marks the first time One Nation, founded by politician Pauline Hanson<\/a>, has won a \u2060lower house seat in its 30-year history. Farley, speaking after his projected victory, said the party \u201chas reached the end of its beginning\u201d and is \u201cgoing through the ceiling\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing his policy priorities, Farley said he would pursue an immigration policy based on the needs of Australia\u2019s labour market, particularly in agriculture. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to implode any of our industries that are reliant on good quality, assimilating migrants into the country,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we\u2019re not going to entertain people to come here and live off our balance sheet, our purse and give us nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He also said he would work to bring down the cost of living. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have policy that fits Australia, not the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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