Pauline Hanson climbs the popularity charts in stunning turnaround for the One Nation leader - as Australia's most popular politician is crowned
One Nation Leader Pauline Hansonis enjoying her strongest resurgence yet with new polling suggesting 2026 might be one of the politician's biggest years yet.
One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson is enjoying her strongest resurgence yet with new polling suggesting 2026 might be one of the politician's biggest years yet.
The latest Resolve Political Monitor finds both Hanson and her newest recruit, Barnaby Joyce, have staged some of the biggest likeability comebacks among more than 50 federal politicians tracked over the past year.
Hanson's One Nation party is also recording its best polling results on record.
The controversial leader finished 2024 with a likeability rating of -13 - still in the negatives, but far above the -25 she recorded in 2023.
Now she has crossed into positive territory, ending 2025 with a score of 3, marking a dramatic 16-point turnaround.
Joyce's revival is just as striking.
After quitting the Nationals earlier this month to join One Nation, Joyce's popularity has jumped from -22 at the end of 2024 to -4.
Even with this lift, he remains one of only two MPs still in negative figures.
Barnaby Joyce (left) and Pauline Hanson (right) both saw their likeability ratings improve
The other is Lidia Thorpe, though the controversial senator has seen the biggest improvement of all, moving from a dismal -41 to -12.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also staged one of the biggest comebacks, leaping from -17 last year to 9.
The analysis was completed before both the Bondi Beach terror attack and Barnaby Joyce's shock defection to One Nation.
Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie, who topped the 2024 rankings, still holds the title of Australia's most-liked politician with a score of 15.
She now shares top spot with ACT independent senator David Pocock, whose score jumped 10 points this year.
Labor's most popular member is Small Business Minister Anne Aly, who joined cabinet after the election and now sits at 12.
She narrowly outpaces Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Infrastructure Minister Catherine King, who are both on 11.
Hanson (pictured) is riding a wave of momentum as her party hits its highest polling in history
Barnaby Joyce (pictured) had his likeability increase by 18 per cent since the end of 2024