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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 23 MIN

One Nation's continuing climb; AI fears ramp up.

from On The Call · host Capital Brief

One Nation is on the brink of overtaking Labor on primary votes, according to the latest Capital Brief/Demos AU findings. In the same week, Australia’s first major AI-related job cuts landed as a viral “AI doomsday” blogpost rattled Wall St.Host Harshdeep Kaur is joined by editor in chief John McDuling and ideas editor James Hennessy for this week’s conversation.We discuss:What the latest Capital Brief/Demos AU poll shows about One Nation's continued rise.Whether or not this polling surge is merely a "protest vote".The role of immigration policy in driving voters to the right.How One Nation is picking up votes from the GreensAI skepticism amongst Australians.Wisetech attributing its job cuts to AI.Safety Culture founder returns as CEO to rebuild the company as AI threat on SaaS ramps up.Citrini Research's viral blogpost and "ghost GDP"On The Call, a weekly live conversation with the Capital Brief newsroom on the stories driving the agenda in Australia’s centres of power. Host Harshdeep Kaur sits down with Capital Brief’s journalists to dissect what we’re watching and why it matters, and answer questions from our subscribers, live. Subscribe to join our weekly live discussion on Thursdays at 12pm AEDT.Sign up to our free weekday newsletter, The Edition.

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