Has the ‘March of the Left’ Sparked an Australian Conservative Backlash?

Author Kevin Donnelly suggests that decades of cultural change have alienated many Australians from traditional values, leading to anxiety that is now reflected in voting patterns. One Nation has seen a significant surge in potential voter intention, now polling higher than the Coalition and nearing the Labor Party. Donnelly attributes this rise to a global shift also observed in the US and Europe, representing a rejection of progressive-left ideology.

• Author Kevin Donnelly believes a “groundswell of anxiety” from a disconnection with traditional values is driving a shift towards One Nation.
• One Nation’s voter intention has dramatically increased from 6.4 percent in 2025 to 24 percent in a recent Roy Morgan poll.
• The current polling shows One Nation ahead of the centre-right Coalition (23.5 percent) and only 3.5 percentage points behind the Labor Party (27.5 percent).
• Donnelly links this phenomenon to a global shift also seen in the United States and Europe.
• He argues this rise is a rejection of progressive-left ideology.