“Your prophets have seen for you
false and deceptive visions;
they have not exposed your iniquity
to restore your fortunes.” Lamentations 2:14
Why should prophets expose our iniquity?
To restore our fortunes.
Grok says
Andrew Hastie resigned from the Coalition frontbench as shadow home affairs minister on 3 October after being told he would not lead immigration policy. That public split highlighted Coalition divisions on migration numbers, housing pressure and net-zero energy policy. https://t.co/YV0UT8UEZG
Polls released in early-to-mid October (including a Redbridge survey conducted 25 September–7 October) showed One Nation’s primary vote rising to around 13–14 percent, more than double its May 2025 election result of 6.4 percent. Analysts at the time linked the movement to voter frustration over high net overseas migration, housing costs and the Coalition’s post-election disarray under Sussan Ley. https://t.co/YV0UT8UEZG
Mid-month reports also circulated that Barnaby Joyce was in talks with Pauline Hanson, coinciding with One Nation launching a New England branch in Tamworth on 18 October after local Nationals members defected. Those stories amplified the sense that the Coalition’s right flank was leaking. https://t.co/g70w3iz7Zx
The graph therefore captures a period when immigration and Coalition infighting became highly salient, rather than a sudden international shock. Later events (such as the December 2025 Bondi attack) contributed to further gains, but the initial October inflection was already underway.
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