This week, senior reporter Greg Bearup and pollster Kos Somaras on how vital migrants have become in the regions, why those towns are voting for One Nation and how new data shows that the shift doesn’t have much to do with immigration.

With additional audio: Nic Walker

Further reading

‘We’ll cut your rent by up to 4k’: Hanson ups the ante on immigration One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has lifted the stakes in the immigration policy wars by releasing modelling showing her policy would save renters between $2000 and $4300 a year.

Taylor’s middle ground on migration might be the safest courseThe Coalition has tried to reconcile two competing interests: how to slash the number of arrivals without hurting the economy.

Voters turn on Albanese and Chalmers as economic concerns bite The latest The Australian Financial Review/RedBridge Group/Accent Research poll also shows economic management is starting to resonate with voters, jumping 7 percentage points in a month as an issue of concern to sit just outside the top five.

This week, senior reporter Greg Bearup and pollster Kos Somaras on how vital migrants have become in the regions, why those towns are voting for One Nation and how new data shows that the shift doesn&rsquo;t have much to do with immigration.
With additional audio: Nic Walker
Further reading
<a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/we-ll-cut-your-rent-by-up-to-4k-hanson-ups-the-ante-on-immigration-20261007-p613bw?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">&lsquo;We&rsquo;ll cut your rent by up to 4k&rsquo;: Hanson ups the ante on immigration</a> One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has lifted the stakes in the immigration policy wars by releasing modelling showing her policy would save renters between $2000 and $4300 a year.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/taylor-s-middle-ground-on-migration-might-be-the-safest-course-20261006-p6139h?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Taylor&rsquo;s middle ground on migration might be the safest course</a> The Coalition has tried to reconcile two competing interests: how to slash the number of arrivals without hurting the economy.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/voters-turn-on-albanese-and-chalmers-as-economic-concerns-bite-20261004-p612n5?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Voters turn on Albanese and Chalmers as economic concerns bite</a> The latest The Australian Financial Review/RedBridge Group/Accent Research poll also shows economic management is starting to resonate with voters, jumping 7 percentage points in a month as an issue of concern to sit just outside the top five.

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