Cormann warns copying One Nation will make Australia poorer, blames two decades of political sleep

Mathias Cormann, a senior minister from the Morrison government, warned that emulating One Nation would leave Australians poorer. He argued that the real danger to living standards isn’t a single policy slip but the broader habit of copying a fringe party’s approach.

Cormann said both Labor and the Coalition have failed over the past two decades to embrace the reforms the country needs. In his view, the political system has been in a prolonged nap, missing the alarm that sounded twenty years ago.

The minister’s message is clear: if Australia starts copying One Nation, the country’s wallets will feel the pinch. He urged politicians to wake up, upgrade their thinking and adopt the changes required to improve living standards for all Australians.