Liberal MP Admits ‘Broken Faith’ Amid Hanson Poll Surge

Aaron Violi said voters were unhappy with the Liberal-National Coalition after two breakups and a leadership change.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson delivers her 2026-27 Budget Reply speech in the Senate chamber at Parliament House, Canberra, on May 14, 2026. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

A Liberal MP concedes his party has broken faith with voters as a new poll shows more Australians prefer Pauline Hanson as prime minister than any other political leader.

The One Nation leader has now overtaken Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister while the centre-right Coalition’s primary vote plunges to a record low, according to a Resolve poll published in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.