Labor’s budget gamble is backfiring as tax reforms spark fierce opposition backlash, rattling first-term MPs and empowering Pauline Hanson’s One Nation in marginal seats. Inside the party, factions clash—true believers, pragmatists, and swing-seat MPs fearing job losses—while the PM’s tight control stifles debate. Former minister Ed Husic’s AUKUS critique fuels disunity whispers, even as some see it as authentic dissent. With One Nation pulling votes from both sides and backbenchers growing restless, the government’s survival hinges on letting MPs speak up—because voters increasingly see Pauline Hanson as more genuine than the major parties.

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