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Hanson adds to Albanese’s Queensland problems

The One Nation leader’s preference deal with the Liberal National Party in the state will make it harder for Labor to win government.

Mark Ludlow

Anthony Albanese’s quest to pick up seats in the must-win state of Queensland in the May 21 election has just been made harder, thanks to Pauline Hanson.

Labor had already lowered its expectations of picking up a swag of seats in the Sunshine State as support for Prime Minister Scott Morrison remained solid. This was despite a seemingly never-ending campaign by Albanese and his team in Queensland since the disastrous 2019 election result.

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Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.com

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