Warren Pickering is the Victorian State President of One Nation and the party’s candidate for Pakenham at the 2026 Victorian state election.
Born in Gippsland and based in Warragul with his adult daughter, Warren has strong ties to regional Victoria. He grew up and worked on Victorian farmland before moving into construction, where he worked as a bricklayer across commercial and residential projects.
Warren later served in the Australian Army as a combat engineer for a decade. During his service, he deployed to combat zones in the Middle East as a trainer and instructor. He also took part in domestic humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations, as well as foreign engagement exercises around the world.
As a single father to his then-teenage daughter, Warren transferred to the Army Reserve and worked in Queensland’s coal mining industry before returning home to Victoria.
Warren previously stood as a One Nation Senate candidate and worked as a Victorian state political adviser. He now leads the party’s Victorian operations, including candidate recruitment, policy development and branch building across the state.
Warren describes his approach as practical, solutions-focused and grounded in lived experience. He believes elected representatives should understand the pressures facing regional communities, small businesses, working families and the government departments they oversee.
His stated priorities include law and order, secure borders, reliable energy, lower taxes, stronger local communities, government accountability and reducing wasteful bureaucracy.
Warren holds diplomas in Leadership and Management, Project Management, and Workplace Health and Safety. His experience across farming, construction, military service, mining and politics gives him a broad understanding of the issues facing Victorians.
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The Australian PM is running straight into the same hole that claimed his pal Keir Starmer as socialist governments across the West learn the immense price of taking their electorates for gullible idiots, writes Esther Krakue.
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It's been our absolute pleasure to support @NASAArtemis in their journey to and from the Moon, as part of NASA’s Deep Space Network . #DSS43 is one of our antennas currently hard at work on this task. #NASA#ArtemisII#CDSCC#DeepSpaceNetwork#Moon
"We can see the Moon out of the docking hatch right now. It's a beautiful sight."
Flight day 3 is in the books, and our @NASAArtemis II crew is now closer to the Moon than to Earth. Check out highlights from our lunar mission. What’s been your favorite moment so far?
Vessels from around the world have been making their way into Sydney Harbour this morning ahead of the Exercise Kakadu Fleet Review.
From 1400 today, HMAS Leeuwin will conduct the official review.
📸 LS Susan Mossop
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From Barrow 🇬🇧 to Australia 🇦🇺.
We’re looking back at some of our favourite HMS Anson images since she left @BAESystemsplc in February 2023. #ThrowbackThursday
As @POTUS said, it's been an incredible year of wins. And nowhere is that clearer than in the U.S.-Australia Alliance. We’re excited about even bigger accomplishments to come this year during the 250th anniversary of the United States @America250, including developments in critical minerals, another round of @NRL games in Las Vegas, and @NFL in Australia.
In the first year of the Administration:
🔋 The United States signed its first critical minerals framework with Australia, serving as a model for supply chain cooperation globally
⚓ #AUKUS is moving “full steam ahead,” with Aussie, U.S., and UK sailors jointly reaching a new maintenance milestone on a Virginia class nuclear-powered sub in Australia
🚀 @NASA and the @AusSpaceAgency signed a framework agreement that strengthens collaboration in aeronautics, innovation, and space exploration between our two nations
💲 The @EximBankUS announced more than $2.2 billion in backing to 7 Australian companies to advance U.S.-aligned critical minerals projects
🥩 We strengthened Agricultural exchange between our countries, with U.S. beef entering the Australian market and record levels of Australian beef headed to America
“What a year for the alliance. President Trump continues scoring wins in our enduring partnership with Australia and we are excited about what this next year will bring, including more economic deals and defense cooperation, and our shared love of sports will be on display when Cadillac enters F1 and the NFL comes to Melbourne!” - Chargée d'Affaires Erika Olson
There is no greater honour than celebrating this country alongside the people who call it home.
It is a proud Defence tradition to support Australia Day through displays of our people and capabilities across the nation.
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Australia Day 2026 🇦🇺 Sydney’s skies came alive as the @AustralianArmy's Red Berets leapt into action, performing a freefall jump over Sydney Harbour. Down on the ground, the 9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery marked the day with a 21 Gun Salute at Bradfield Park.
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