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Pauline Hanson held a campaign launch for One Nation's 2026 Victorian State Campaign at Melbourne's Crown conference centre on Saturday, with over 750 supporters present and a heavy police presence outside due to activist protests. The event featured policy announcements focusing on boosting police powers and included merchandise like T-shirts and caps bearing the slogan "MAGA: Make Albo Go Away." Warren Pickering, One Nation’s Victorian state president, emphasized crime as a top issue in Victoria, citing recent polling that showed 95% of Victorians rate it highly. The article notes that activists planned to protest outside the event, with one spokesperson declaring their intention to challenge what they called a "racist party."
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-03,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 14th, Pauline Hanson led the launch of One Nation's 2026 Victorian State Campaign at Melbourne's Crown Conference Centre, attracting over 750 supporters. A heavy police presence was deployed due to activist protests outside. Warren Pickering, Victoria’s leader for One Nation, announced that 93 candidates would contest every seat in the November 28 election, pledging to boost law enforcement powers and scrap major projects like the Suburban Rail Loop. Prominent candidate Mark Nicholson controversially declared he wanted former premiers Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan "in prison by Christmas," a comment that drew criticism from other politicians but was met with applause at the event.
Written for “One Nation Campaign Launch Victoria” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
A heavy police presence has been deployed outside One Nation's campaign launch as activists gather in defiance.
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activists → deploy → defiance
Victorian state president Warren Pickering, federal party leader Pauline Hanson and more than 750 supporters gathered at Melbourne's Crown conference centre on Saturday.
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Pickering → gather → Saturday
A number of policies have been announced at the launch, with a promise to boost powers for police atop the list.
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number → announce → list
Inside the event, there has been no shortage of merchandise on display including T-shirts and caps emblazoned with the slogan 'MAGA: Make Albo Go Away'.
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Albo → include → MAGA
Activists declared their intention to protest outside in the lead-up to Saturday, while a major rally is also planned for later in October.
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rally → declare → October
Announcing the agenda for the launch on Friday, Pickering told radio station 3AW Melbourne that 95 per cent of candidates and a full policy platform would be presented.
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cent → announce → candidates
One in three Victorians rate crime as a top issue, higher than in any other state, according to the latest Mood of the Nation report released this week by public affairs and strategic communications consultancy SEC Newgate.
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Pauline Hanson (centre) is joined on stage by Victoria leader Warren Pickering (right) and candidate Colleen Harkin (left) during the launch of the One Nation 2026 Victorian State Campaign in Melbourne on Saturday
A heavy police presence was deployed outside the campaign launch as activists gathered
Inside the event, there was no shortage of merchandise on display including T-shirts and caps emblazoned with the slogan 'MAGA: Make Albo Go Away'
The polling found voters nominated the Coalition as being best placed to manage crime and community safety, compared with 16 per cent for Labor, with 19 per cent selecting One Nation.
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cent → join → Nation
Crime and bail remained a top priority for One Nation, Pickering said on Friday.
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Pickering → remain → Friday
'(It) is the key issue in the state right now and people need to feel safe in their homes and places of work once more,' he said.
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he → need → work
'You make that happen by taking a pragmatic approach, not an expensive one, to ensuring we get more police on the streets, get our empty stations manned and ensure bail laws and sentences are fitting with the crimes.
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laws → make → crimes
Protest spokeswoman Julie Monteiro said the demonstrators intended to let One Nation supporters know their 'racist party will be challenged wherever it appears'.
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it → say → ?
'Migrants are welcome, racists are not,' she said.
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she → say → ?
A significant number of police could be seen standing and watching the protesters as they gathered outside the venue.
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Pictured, a number of Victoria Police officers watched on as protestors gathered
Saturday marks the first major test for Pickering, who faced intense scrutiny after admitting to taking speed, ecstasy and marijuana before joining the Australian Defence Force at the age of 28.
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who → picture → 28
During a heated press conference on September 8, the state leader said his past was littered with 'mistakes' but insisted he was the right person for the top job.
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he → say → job
His admissions came after The Australian newspaper published a series of allegations raised by his former partner.
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newspaper → come → partner
Pickering, who is standing for the lower house seat of Pakenham at the November state election, previously ran in the 2022 state election and for the federal Senate in 2025 without success.
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who → stand → success
The latest Resolve Political Monitor, conducted in September and published by Nine Newspapers, showed Labor's primary vote was steady at 25 per cent, the Coalition had risen one point to 27 per cent and One Nation remained at 23 per cent.
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