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Leader who overcame One Nation's rise warns against dismissing its voters
Key takeaways
- Former Queensland premier Peter Beattie says the anti-major party sentiment of 1998 is being felt today.
- The anti-major party sentiment that first fuelled Pauline Hanson's political rise has returned as "strong" as it was 30 years ago, says the former Labor premier who won back One Nation voters.
- Peter Beattie, who narrowly won the Queensland state election in 1998 when Ms Hanson's party secured 11 seats, says there are clear parallels between the mood then and now.
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Former Queensland premier Peter Beattie says the anti-major party sentiment of 1998 is being felt today. (AAP: Brendan Esposito)
The anti-major party sentiment that first fuelled Pauline Hanson's political rise has returned as "strong" as it was 30 years ago, says the former Labor premier who won back One Nation voters.
Peter Beattie, who narrowly won the Queensland state election in 1998 when Ms Hanson's party secured 11 seats, says there are clear parallels between the mood then and now.
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