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EPISODE · Feb 2, 2026 · 55 MIN

Has One Nation's moment finally come?

from The Radio National Hour · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

More Australians now prefer Pauline Hanson as an alternative Prime Minister to both Sussan Ley and Anthony Albanese. Is the surge in popularity of One Nation simply a protest or an existential threat to the Coalition? Modern medicine has saved billions of lives, but behind almost all of those cures is a confronting reality - caged animals. Former host of the ABC's Q&A program Tony Jones latest project 'Sentient' is a powerful documentary, exploring the impacts of animal laboratory testing on the captured and the captor. 

More Australians now prefer Pauline Hanson as an alternative Prime Minister to both Sussan Ley and Anthony Albanese. Is the surge in popularity of One Nation simply a protest or an existential threat to the Coalition?  Modern medicine has saved billions of lives, but behind almost all of those cures is a confronting reality - caged animals. Former host of the ABC's Q&A program Tony Jones latest project 'Sentient' is a powerful documentary, exploring the impacts of animal laboratory testing on the captured and the captor.

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More Australians now prefer Pauline Hanson as an alternative Prime Minister to both Sussan Ley and Anthony Albanese. Is the surge in popularity of One Nation simply a protest or an existential threat to the Coalition? Modern medicine has saved...

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