Guardian Essential poll: voters reject key One Nation policies as support slips

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Survey shows two-point fall in vote amid concern about Pauline Hanson’s links to Gina Rinehart and ability to run country

Australians have emphatically rejected some of One Nation’s key policies, including shutting down SBS and ending multiculturalism, with voters raising concerns about Pauline Hanson’s closeness to the billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart and whether the party has the skills needed to run the country, according to a new poll.

But even as the latest Guardian Essential poll finds voters have major reservations about Hanson and her party, more than half of respondents said they were either definitely or at least considering voting for One Nation at the next election.

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Frank Gardner: Key points from government’s defence spending plan – BBC

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  1. Frank Gardner: Key points from government's defence spending plan  BBC
  2. Starmer trims budgets to fund extra £15bn for defence  BBC
  3. Britain unveils its new Ukraine-modeled armed forces  politico.eu
  4. At least six Common Combat Vessels will be built for the Royal Navy  navalnews.com
  5. Starmer’s delayed defence investment swansong satisfies absolutely no one  The Guardian
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Japanese torpedo sends US ship to the ocean floor during Valiant Shield exercise – Navy Times

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  2. News - Multilateral, Joint Forces execute sinking exercise during Valiant Shield 2026  DVIDS
  3. Retired warship that long called San Diego home is sunk during live-fire exercise near Guam  San Diego Union-Tribune
  4. Former U.S. Amphib Sunk in Pacific Maritime Strike Drills  USNI News
  5. Lockheed Skunk Works C2 Unifies Guam Missile Defense Network  navalnews.com
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‘I Don’t Know When This Will End’: As Ukraine Steps Up Strikes, Crimea Grapples With Fuel Shortages and Blackouts – The Moscow Times

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  1. ‘I Don’t Know When This Will End’: As Ukraine Steps Up Strikes, Crimea Grapples With Fuel Shortages and Blackouts  The Moscow Times
  2. Russians Feel the War’s Hardships as Ukraine Pummels Crimea  WSJ
  3. The Wheels Are Coming Off Putin’s War - by Cathy Young  The Bulwark
  4. Putin’s reign may not survive the impending fall of Crimea  The Hill
  5. How will Russia react to Ukraine’s Crimea fightback?  The Week
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A viral critique of Russia’s wartime society spoke for a record-breaking number of Russians – Fortune

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  1. A viral critique of Russia's wartime society spoke for a record-breaking number of Russians  Fortune
  2. Russian Economic Outlook Most Negative in 20 Years  Gallup News
  3. Economic pessimism among Russians at highest in at least 20 years, Gallup poll shows  Reuters
  4. Ukraine’s vibe shift is bad news for Russia’s economy  Financial Times
  5. For first time in 20 years, majority of Russians say economy is worsening – poll  Українська правда
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Russian satellite communications center hit, Ukraine says as a wave of drones targets Moscow – NBC News

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  1. Russian satellite communications center hit, Ukraine says as a wave of drones targets Moscow  NBC News
  2. Ukraine launches major drone attack on Moscow, hitting a satellite center and killing a baby  CNN
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 27, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv strikes Moscow satellite centre being used to gather intelligence, says Zelensky  The Independent
  5. Ukraine hits Moscow satellite center in large overnight drone attack  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Six feared dead after ‘bizarre’ sinking of charter boat off Canadian coast

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The vessel, thought to have been carrying 10 people, did not issue a mayday call before sinking in the strait of Georgia

Search teams in Canada have launched a recovery effort for six people believed to have drowned in a “bizarre” sinking of a fishing charter off the coast of Vancouver.

Police and rescue crews praised a couple who were passing in their yacht for making a critical mayday call and saving stranded passengers by pulling them onboard their craft.

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