In his new column, Sami Shah demolishes the media panic around Cory Bernardi joining One Nation. Australia isn't America—we elect furniture, not demagogues.
The real danger?

Nonsense journalism training us to see democracy as constant emergency. From breathless polls to Fifth Estate panic merchants, Shah argues we're being sold fear instead of facts.

Read the full piece: https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/06/punched-in-the-headlines-pauline-hanson-cory-bernardi-one-nation/

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