While One Nation is unlikely to form government, the current melee has implications for how Victoria and NSW public servants prepare their books.
With One Nation second or a close third in the polls in Victoria and NSW, the next two state elections (Victoria next month, NSW in March) offer a psephologist’s delight as the now-three big parties, plus various independents and the Greens, engage in all-brawls for seats that used to be strictly two-party contests.
While One Nation is an unlikely candidate for forming government in either state, the melee has implications for how those states’ public servants prepare for an incoming government.