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One Nation’s refusal to drop a candidate for racist comments signals a strategic choice to prioritize anti-immigration messaging over reputational risk.
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Stuart Bonds made ‘racist’ and ‘divisive’ comments. But One Nation is showing no sign of dumping the NSW candidate
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The former coalminer’s claim Australians are being ‘demographically replaced’ sparked wide criticism, but his party has shown no signs of dumping himGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a Facebook video from a Sydney anti-immigration rally on Sunday, as a man dressed like a medieval knight watches on, One Nation leader upper house candidate Stuart Bonds launches into a speech against “mass” migration.“Make no mistake, we are being demographically replaced inside our own nation,” he says. Continue reading...
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