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During the NSW Liberal Party’s launch on Saturday, leaders Kellie Sloane and Angus Taylor focused their speeches on law-and-order issues without mentioning Pauline Hanson or her political party, One Nation. Despite this omission, their policy stances appeared influenced by One Nation's appeal, particularly in areas like gun reform, where they advocated for policies popular among One Nation supporters. Polling data indicated that 63% of voters supported the NSW government’s gun reforms, with support dropping to 45% among One Nation backers and rising to 52% overall supporting a buyback program. The article explores how the Liberals’ strategy contrasts with Labor's more confrontational approach towards One Nation ahead of the upcoming state election.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
During the NSW Liberal Party's launch on Saturday morning in Sydney, leaders Kellie Sloane and Angus Taylor made rousing speeches but notably omitted any mention of One Nation or Pauline Hanson. Despite this, the influence of Hanson’s policies was evident when Sloane announced a Coalition government would freeze the gun buyback scheme and scrap ownership caps for farmers and sporting shooters, a move clearly influenced by policy unpopularity on the right. In another part of his speech, Taylor pledged one of the biggest cuts to immigration in Australian history and criticized Labor as “socialist in all but name,” aiming to rally party members six months before the NSW election. Both Sloane and Taylor’s speeches reflect an attempt to align with conservative voter sentiments while distancing themselves from more extreme political parties like One Nation, indicating a strategic approach to appeal to right-leaning voters ahead of upcoming elections.
Written for “Australian Politics Immigration Debate” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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It wasn’t the empty chair reserved for federal Liberal president and former prime minister Tony Abbott – it was the lack of any mention of One Nation or Pauline Hanson in Sloane and Taylor’s combined 43 minutes of speeches.
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it → reserve → speeches
Yet the spectral presence of Hanson was impossible to miss.
asserted
presence → miss → Hanson
Sloane’s announcement that a Coalition government would freeze the gun buyback and scrap gun ownership caps for farmers and sporting shooters – a backflip seemingly coming for months — clearly had been influenced by the policy’s deep unpopularity on the right.
asserted
government → freeze → right
“While Chris Minns and Labor have pledged multimillions to join Albanese’s half-baked gun buyback, a Liberal government will be focused on taking the guns out of the hands of the terrorists and the organised crime,” she said.
asserted
she → pledge → terrorists
Sloane’s advisors insist she has been publicly critical of the gun reforms for months and the policy has nothing to do with One Nation, but the politics is difficult to ignore.
asserted
politics → insist → Nation
That policy might appeal in the regions and outer-suburban seats, but it could backfire in a string of marginal Liberal seats in inner Sydney.
uncertain
it → appeal → Sydney
The latest Resolve Monitor poll showed 63 per cent of voters supported the NSW government’s gun reforms, including two-thirds of Coalition voters.
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cent → show → voters
Support plunged to 45 per cent among those backing One Nation.
asserted
Support → plunge → Nation
More than half of all respondents supported the gun buyback, compared to 20 per cent who opposed.
asserted
who → support → cent
Sloane – who looks to be going all-in to fight an election campaign on law-and-order issues – spent two-thirds of her 18-minute speech talking tough on crime.
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who → look → crime
She spent about three minutes talking about the economy.
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She → spend → economy
“I believe in tough love,” she declared.
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she → believe → love
Judging by Sloane’s address, even if One Nation wasn’t mentioned, the Liberals appear fixated on areas where Hanson’s outfit will likely perform best: regional NSW and western Sydney.
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outfit → judge → areas
This is despite five of the 11 seats the Liberals hold on less than a 5 per cent margin being close to the city.
asserted
Liberals → hold → city
Even Taylor – having watched the seat of Farrer go to One Nation in May, then witnessed Hanson and her supporters condemn his Liberal colleague (and leadership rival) Andrew Hastie as a traitor – could not find a moment in his 25-minute address to mention the populist outfit.
Taylor and Sloane apparently believe criticising One Nation will be taken badly by Coalition voters who are wavering or those who have already decided to jump ship.
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who → watch → ship
The Liberals’ strategy of avoidance is diametrically opposed to that of Chris Minns and Anthony Albanese, who have become increasingly strident in their criticism as they treat One Nation as if it is their primary opposition.
asserted
it → become → Nation
With six months to the state election, the diverging strategies provide an insight into how each party will deal with the unprecedented dilemma of One Nation, while raising an important question: will either strategy work?
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strategy → diverge → question
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