One Nation’s rapid national expansion in disarray as ‘significant risks’ force dissolution of new branches
Summary
The One Nation party in Australia is cancelling and restarting many of its new local branches because an internal review found serious problems in how these branches were set up. Party leaders now require branch committee members to sign confidentiality agreements and follow strict rules to avoid legal risks before the next election.Key Facts
- One Nation began expanding local branches across Australia in August last year.
- An internal review found problems like missing or incorrect meeting records and unapproved committee member elections.
- These issues could lead to legal challenges that might undo decisions made by the branches.
- Party general manager Kelvin Morton ordered all branches to fix these problems and re-establish themselves properly.
- All committee members must sign non-disclosure agreements and follow media and social media bans.
- Some branches did not follow the orders and were dissolved and told to stop activities.
- The party says this effort aims to build a strong, legally safe organisation to win the next general election.
- The review and new rules have caused frustration because One Nation usually promotes free speech.
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