Politics · Australia · 1 day ago
Hanson outshines Taylor at Brisbane conservative conference
At a conservative conference in Brisbane, leaders of the Liberal, National and One Nation parties made their pitch to right-wing voters.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson drew a warmer response than Liberal leader Angus Taylor, who leads the second-largest bloc in parliament.
Some people in the audience booed Taylor over his immigration plans and his answers about working with Hanson.
Taylor said the Liberals had made mistakes in government and set out policies including tax cuts and an immigration crackdown.
The Coalition is struggling to win back voters as One Nation gains support on the right.
Hanson criticised the Coalition but said she was open to some kind of arrangement to help defeat Labor.
The conference discussion about uniting the right highlighted the question of whether the parties could work together.
Pauline Hanson appeared to be the preferred opposition leader at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Brisbane, while Liberal leader Angus Taylor struggled to win over the crowd.
The conference brought together leaders of the Liberals, Nationals and One Nation to compete for rightwing voters.
Hanson repeatedly criticised the Coalition but said the door remained open to an arrangement to defeat Labor.
Taylor defended the Coalition’s record and outlined policies including tax cuts and an immigration crackdown.
Some attendees booed Taylor over migration figures and his response to questions about working with Hanson.
- Who
- Pauline Hanson, Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan addressed the conference.
- What
- The annual Conservative Political Action Conference brought conservative party leaders together to pitch for rightwing voters.
- When
- Saturday; the article was published on 10 October 2026.
- Where
- Brisbane.
- Why
- The conference was billed as a chance for leaders of the Liberals, Nationals and One Nation to compete for rightwing voters.
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Taylor spoke first at the conference, followed by Hanson.
Taylor and Hanson conducted back-to-back interviews with Karl Stefanovic, with Hanson taking the seat Taylor had just vacated.
Some audience members booed Taylor as he discussed projected migration figures and answered questions about working with Hanson.
- Conference
- Conservative Political Action Conference
- Location
- Brisbane
- Liberal leader
- Angus Taylor
- One Nation leader
- Pauline Hanson
- Coalition migration figure
- Net overseas migration projected to rise from 100,000 to 160,000 under the Coalition plan
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