One Nation Party Holds Fundraiser in Melbourne

Monday, 3 August 2026, 12:25 pm

Monday, 3 August 2026, 6:30 pm

Pauline Hanson introduced Warren Pickering as One Nation's leader in Victoria.

In brief:

One Nation announced Warren Pickering as its leader for the Victorian state election.

Warren Pickering said One Nation plans to govern Victoria and announced six new candidates.

What happens next?

One Nation will run candidates in all lower house seats in Victoria soon.

Many protesters gathered outside a One Nation fundraiser in Melbourne.

Dozens of police monitored the protest outside The Tower Hotel in Hawthorn.

Protesters gathered outside the One Nation fundraiser in Hawthorn, Melbourne.

Protesters used banners and loudspeakers, then chanted and banged drums.

The road outside the venue was blocked in both directions.

A large police presence monitored the protest.

Protesters chanted and banged drums during the One Nation fundraiser.

The fundraiser followed the announcement of Warren Pickering as One Nation's leader.

Warren Pickering will lead One Nation in the Victorian state election and run for the seat of Pakenham.

At a media event, Warren Pickering said One Nation intends to govern Victoria.

Warren Pickering called Victoria the most fiscally and morally bankrupt state in Australia.

One Nation is putting the major parties on notice.

Warren Pickering said he does not plan to share government with the Liberals.

We can win on our own, Warren Pickering said.

Let's take this state back, Warren Pickering said.

Warren Pickering will lead One Nation in the Victorian state election.

The Victorian Labor Party faces a tough battle to retain government.

Ben Carroll challenged Jacinta Allan for the Labor Party leadership and won.

The stakes are high for Labor, Ben Carroll said.

Polls say Victoria may have a Liberal-One Nation government.

Some polls show One Nation attracting a quarter of Victorian voters.

One Nation will reveal its state-based agenda within a month, focusing on farmers, crime, and corruption.

One Nation confirmed six new candidates, including Colleen Harkin and Mark Nicholson.

Colleen Harkin is a former Liberal Party candidate and director of education at the Institute of Public Affairs.

Colleen Harkin resigned from the Liberal Party in June.

Mark Nicholson is a co-director of Melbourne animation studio Stepmate Studios.

Other candidates include Aaron Sanford, Natalie Adams, Chris Burson, and Fiona Lopez.

Chris Burson has run for state parliament before under the Angry Victorians party.

Rikkie Lee-Tyrrell will recontest her seat in the Northern Victoria region.

Pauline Hanson hopes One Nation can have a big impact in the Victorian election.

One Nation will field candidates in every Victorian seat, Pauline Hanson said.

Pauline Hanson said the current Labor government has run Victoria into the ground.

One Nation's Victorian candidates were chosen by the people of Victoria, not Pauline Hanson.

Pauline Hanson was asked about denying the ABC and The Guardian access to the press conference.

Pauline Hanson said she won't put up with the ABC's and The Guardian's spin.

The Age newspaper was also denied entry to the event.

An earlier version of this story incorrectly named Warren Pickering as Wayne.

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