This section brings together current electoral activity, disclosed or reported funding and a comparison of official One Nation policies with the IPA’s 2012 list of 100 proposals. Similarity is not proof of influence, funding, copying or coordination.
Confirmed result · national electoral contextSecret Harbour: One Nation gains a WA lower-house seat
On 30 August 2026 the ABC called the Secret Harbour by-election for One Nation’s Luke Herdegen, the party’s first lower-house victory in Western Australia. The ABC tally showed Herdegen leading Labor’s Georgia Tree 57.1% to 42.9% on the two-candidate-preferred count when checked. The result is included because analysts identified the outer-suburban contest as a possible warning for both major parties ahead of Victoria’s election; it is not evidence of an IPA role in the campaign.
Party-announced slate · formal VEC nominations pendingOne Nation’s Victorian candidate expansion
One Nation Victoria’s official candidate directory listed Warren Pickering, Fiona Lopez, Mark Nicholson, Aaron Sanford, Colleen Harkin, Chris Burson, Natalie Adams, Greg Hansford, Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell, Ben Lucas, Darren Hercus, Elita Dabrowski, Garner Smith, Jeremy Johnson, Jessie Weatherley, John Barnes, Matthew Katselis, Michael Piastrino, Trevor Hammond, Donna Buxton, Stuart Robinson, Vaughan Williams and Paul Ballinger when checked on 30 August 2026. These are party announcements, not the final VEC ballot: formal nominations do not close until November.
The party’s events calendar also advertised a Pakenham community event with Pauline Hanson and a Sale fundraiser with Hanson, Pickering and Hansford. Guardian Australia reported a separate $2,000-a-head Melbourne lunch and that some invitations were amended to add authorisation statements after media inquiries. Event advertising does not identify private attendees or prove the amount ultimately raised.
Close wording and strong thematic parallelClimate, departments and energy
One Nation now
One Nation proposes abolishing the federal Department of Climate Change, withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and ending renewable subsidies. Its Victorian branch calls for scrapping net-zero targets and supporting coal, gas and nuclear power.
IPA 2012
Items 1–3, 6 and 10 proposed repealing the carbon tax, abolishing climate bodies, repealing the renewable-energy target and leaving the Kyoto Protocol. Item 90 proposed removing restrictions on nuclear power.
Close item plus broader parallelSmaller government and federal functions
One Nation now
The party’s savings plan calls for abolishing specified agencies and reviewing federal Education and Housing functions to remove duplication with the states.
IPA 2012
Item 2 also called for abolishing the Department of Climate Change. Items 52 and 80 proposed a smaller Commonwealth public service and returning education policy to the states. One Nation says “review,” not abolish, in relation to Education and Housing.
Partial parallel · materially different mechanismSuperannuation and housing
One Nation now
One Nation proposes allowing a person’s superannuation fund to invest in their principal home, with the relevant proceeds returned to the fund if the property is sold.
IPA 2012
Item 68 proposed allowing people to opt out of superannuation if they promised to forgo government retirement-income support. Both loosen compulsory retirement saving, but these are not the same policy.
Thematic parallel · different instrumentTrade unions and accountability
One Nation Victoria now
The Victorian branch promises to pursue a Royal Commission into CFMEU Big Build contracts and examine the Victorian Labor Party’s involvement.
IPA 2012
Items 83–85 proposed regulating unions like public companies, ending public funding for unions and employer associations, and repealing closed-shop rules. The shared theme is union accountability; the proposed legal mechanisms differ.
Thematic parallel · different jurisdictionProperty rights and compulsory acquisition
One Nation Victoria now
The party says it would repeal Victorian legislation allowing compulsory acquisition for the VNI West transmission project and scrap fines for farmers who resist land access.
IPA 2012
Item 89 called for adherence to the Commonwealth Constitution’s just-terms protection against taking or diminishing property. The common thread is property rights; one is a Victorian project-specific policy and the other a federal constitutional principle.
Thematic parallel · not an exact matchFree speech and regulation
One Nation now
One Nation says it wants constitutional protection for free speech and opposes government censorship and speech regulation.
IPA 2012
Items 4, 14 and 66 proposed repealing section 18C, abolishing ACMA and ruling out government-supported or mandated internet censorship. The policies share a free-speech theme but are not identical.
Clear differenceForeign investment and ownership
One Nation now
One Nation advocates banning foreign ownership of residential property and restricting foreign ownership of water.
IPA 2012
Item 28 proposed abolishing the Foreign Investment Review Board, while item 97 opposed restrictions on foreign investment in agriculture. These positions move in substantially different directions.
Different current priorityMedicare
One Nation now
One Nation says it would strengthen Medicare, lift rebates and combat fraud.
IPA 2012
Item 20 proposed means-testing Medicare and item 92 proposed abolishing the Medicare levy surcharge. Those are materially different priorities from One Nation’s current policy.
Evidence status: the policy texts and dates are confirmed by the organisations’ own publications. The classifications “close,” “partial,” “thematic” and “different” are editorial comparisons. No direct Atlas partnership, funding relationship or coordinated policy process involving One Nation has been established by the sources cited here.