One Nation vows to ramp up gas exploration and scrap ‘nonsense’ renewable projects as Pauline Hanson unveils new energy policy in Victoria

By NICHOLAS COMINO, POLITICAL REPORTER, AUSTRALIA, 31 August 2026

One Nation has vowed to ramp up gas exploration, scrap major renewable projects and roll back a historic ban on nuclear energy as it unveils its new energy policy in Victoria.

Federal leader Pauline Hanson and Victorian leader Warren Pickering launched the policy at the Loy Yang site in the Latrobe Valley on Monday, arguing Victoria needs a more reliable energy mix and a renewed focus on coal and gas……………

Pickering also announced the party would axe both the Western Renewable Energy Zone and the Coastal Renewable Energy Zone if elected, labelling both as ‘ideologically driven nonsense’.

‘The Western Renewable Energy Zone will be abolished, the Coastal Renewable Energy Zone will be abolished,’ he said. ………………….

One Nation said more detailed policies would be released in the coming weeks as the party targets support in regional Victoria ahead of the November state election and capitalises on its recent by-election victory in WA’s Secret Harbour.https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16092167/one-nation-victoria-energy-gas-nuclear-pauline-hanson.html