CANBERRA — Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is again putting its $90 billion spending-cut plan at the centre of Australia’s political debate, as the party records a sharp rise in support amid mounting cost-of-living pressure.
The proposal calls for sweeping reductions in Commonwealth spending, including abolishing the Department of Climate Change, reforming and tightening spending within the NDIS, reducing foreign aid and withdrawing Australia from international organisations including the United Nations and World Health Organisation. Hanson has also previously named the World Economic Forum among the organisations she wants Australia to disengage from.
One Nation says the measures could save up to $90 billion a year, with savings redirected towards debt reduction, tax relief and major infrastructure projects. The party also backs new dams, railway and regional infrastructure projects as part of its broader economic platform.
Energy policy forms another major part of the pitch. One Nation advocates building additional coal-fired generation, ending net-zero policies and pursuing nuclear and hydro power. Hanson has argued these measures would bring household electricity costs down. However, an ABC analysis notes that One Nation has claimed energy prices could fall by 20 per cent, while providing limited detail on the timeframe and mechanism; I could not verify the 30 per cent figure in your original text.
The political backdrop has also shifted considerably. Rather than sitting at 19 per cent nationally, recent Newspoll reporting from late September 2026 put One Nation’s national primary support at around 31 per cent, with particularly strong figures in Queensland and NSW. The quarterly polling surveyed 4,967 voters between July and September.
The policies remain highly contested. One Nation presents the program as an attack on government waste and a way of returning more money to Australian households, while critics dispute parts of its climate, energy and spending approach.
One thing is clear: Hanson’s $90 billion agenda, first launched in 2025, has returned to the centre of Australia’s rapidly changing political landscape.
