Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed concern about the rising popularity of One Nation.
It comes after One Nation overtook the Coalition and closed the gap to Labor in the latest Newspoll, conducted for The Australian.
Labor recorded 32 per cent of the primary vote, followed by One Nation at 22 per cent and the Coalition at 21 per cent.
Mr Albanese said the growth in support for One Nation was a “worry” when asked by KIIS FM on Monday.
“Oh, it’s a worry because they can appeal to grievance, but they’re a pretty divisive lot. And I think it’s a worry,” Mr Albanese said.
“I’ll say something nice about the other side of (politics) – I’m a believer in mainstream politics and that the parties of government… serve this country pretty well.
“I look at overseas where you have a real fragmentation and, you know, you might have five or six parties in government and it’s unstable.
“I mean, it’s a reality that the Coalition in particular have to deal with. I think that they need to stand for some positive things as well.”
