Minor party reaches primary vote of 17% as majority of respondents remain pessimistic about housing affordability and the rising cost of living

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One Nation has surged to its highest-ever support in the latest Guardian Essential Poll, after weeks of furore over Pauline Hanson’s burqa stunt and Barnaby Joyce’s defection.

Hanson’s party recorded a 17% primary vote, half that of Labor’s primary at 34%, with the Coalition’s primary vote at 26%.

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Source: Guardian - World News