Grattan on Friday: an embattled government tells Australians the pain they feel won’t end any time soon

By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns delivered an attention-grabbing prediction this week. “By any poll, by any measure, [One Nation leader] Mike Newman will either be the premier or the opposition leader after the 13th of March,” Minns said on Sydney radio.

While the immediate focus is on One Nation’s performance at the Victorian election in late November, next year’s NSW contest will be a more important test for the insurgent party.

On present indications, the best One Nation could do in Victoria would be to prop up a Coalition minority government – although there seems…

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