The Karl Stefanovic Show

‘Australians Don’t Trust Politicians Anymore’ | Why One Nation Is Surging

June 5, 2026·46 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Australia’s political divide is getting deeper and voters are walking away from the major parties.This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show, former Liberal senator turned One Nation member Hollie Hughes joins primary producer Charlie Blomfield for a fiery conversation about the collapse of trust in politics, the rising support for One Nation, and why so many Australians feel abandoned.Hollie opens up about her bruising split from the Liberal Party, why issues like puberty blockers, the NDIS and ‘babies born alive’ pushed her away from the Coalition, and why she believes the Liberals have ‘lost their soul’.Charlie Blomfield delivers a blunt warning from the bush, arguing regional Australians are being crushed by rising costs, red tape, infrastructure failures and governments that simply don’t understand life outside the cities.The panel discusses:One Nation’s surge in the pollsThe Liberal Party’s identity crisisCost of living pressures on families and farmersNet zero and renewable energy projectsTransmission lines and regional AustraliaThe NDIS and profound autism supportFarming, fuel security and fertilizer shortagesWhether Australians trust politicians anymoreFrom the city-country divide to the future of conservative politics in Australia, this is one of Karl Weekly’s most explosive panels yet.

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