# Curtin’s Cast Episode 55 - 6 May 2026 - Has One Nation Hit Its Ceiling?

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Podcast: [Curtin’s Cast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/curtin-s-cast-7218776)
Published: 2026-05-05T09:33:22+00:00
Episode link: https://jcrc.podbean.com/e/curtin-s-cast-episode-54-6-may-2026-has-one-nation-hit-its-ceiling/
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Duration seconds: 2289

## Resource

One year on from the 2025 federal election, the political landscape is shifting again — and not in ways either major legacy party can fully control. In this episode, Kos Samaras and Nick Dyrenfurth unpack the latest RedBridge/Accent/AFR polling and the fallout from the Nepean by-election. Has One Nation’s surge peaked? And is there a “Trump dump” effect — where getting too close to Trump and MAGA begins to turn voters off? Nick and Kos also explore Pauline Hanson’s emerging dilemma: a choice between battlers and billionaires, as her party draws support from working Australians while benefiting from the backing of right-wing figures like Gina Rinehart. We also preview the looming Farrer by-election and examine what Nepean signals for both Labor and the Liberals — and the Victorian election ahead.

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