Pauline Hanson’s support drops; Data centre angst rises.

<p>Support for Pauline Hanson slides in the latest Capital Brief–Demos AU poll, with the sharpest drop among women — positive views falling 13 points since June while negative views jumped 15 points. Meanwhile, less than a quarter of Australians would support a data centre being built in their area, and 44% oppose the idea outright.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>We discuss:</strong></p><ul><li>One Nation&#39;s five-point primary vote collapse and whether the Pauline Hanson bubble is bursting.</li><li>The stark gender split driving the plunge and he facors contributing to the shift including Hanson&#39;s Press Club appearance, Sicily trip with Gina Rinehart, and commentary on reproductive rights and domestic violence.</li><li>Angus Taylor&#39;s four-point climb and his efforts to rehabilitate the Coalition’s image.</li><li>One Nation&#39;s migration blow-up and the two very different constituencies Hanson now has to keep happy.</li><li>Australia&#39;s favourite PMs: Bob Hawke in first place and Scott Morrison in last and the gender split on Julia Gillard.</li><li>Data centre scepticism and whether opposition to data centres is ordinary NIMBYism or an early political backlash against AI.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>On The Call is a weekly live conversation with the Capital Brief newsroom on the stories driving the agenda in Australia&#39;s centres of power.</p><p><br></p><p>Host Harshdeep Kaur sits down with Capital Brief&#39;s best journalists to dissect what we&#39;re watching and why it matters, and answer questions from our subscribers live.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to join our weekly live discussion on Thursdays at 12pm AEDT: <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/on-the-call/">https://www.capitalbrief.com/on-the-call/</a></p><p>Sign up to our free weekly newsletter, The Edition: <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/newsletters/the-edition/">https://www.capitalbrief.com/newsletters/the-edition/</a></p>