One Nation’s lurking attachment to the fringe anti-abortion movement sounds like the start of a horror movie | Van Badham

Australians who don’t want to find themselves victims should read the whole screenplay before accepting the part

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Australia’s right-wing populist One Nation party is enjoying a well-publicised poll bump, so it’s time to talk horror movies. We’ll employ our horror metaphor set before the monster has revealed itself, but as dark forces are growing more manipulative and insidious.

Not getting nearly enough play in the sensationalistic coverage around the conspicuously revived Pauline Hanson project is her party’s closeness to Australia’s fringe anti-abortion movement.