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Uncommon Sense: Kos Samaras Takes The Political Pulse Of The Nation

RedBridge director, political pollster, and analyst Kos Samaras talks about their latest research and polling data as he reveals the issues that matter to Australians right now and how and why the voting landscape has changed drastically, with parties like Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party back on the rise, and the two-party system in absolute disarray. In fact, according to Redbridge;s latest polling, if a federal election were held today, One Nation would be the official Opposition party, taking over the LNP Coalition. Check out Kos' writing on Substack here.

The latest RedBridge | Accent Research MRP, modelling all 150 seats (22/05/2026)
If an election were held now:
• Labor - 31% primary, 76 seats. A majority government.
• One Nation - 28% primary, 53 seats. The Official Opposition.
• Coalition - 21% primary, 12 seats.
• Independents - 8 seats.
• Greens, KAP, Centre Alliance - one seat.

Kos Samaras
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