Arabic version: ارتباط موقع «ون نيوز أستراليا» بصفحة سابقة لمؤيدي «ون نيشن»
According to ABC News, One News Australia, which describes itself as an independent, right-of-centre outlet, was recently rebranded from a Facebook page called the One Nation Supporters Network. The outlet says it is Australian owned, reader-funded and has no formal, financial or organisational ties to any political party.
ABC NEWS Verify reported that One News Australia registered as a company this year and began publishing articles and social media posts in May. Its Facebook page has more than 42,000 followers and had previously directed users to join Pauline Hanson’s One Nation through a link to the party’s official website. Since becoming One News Australia, the page has continued to post strongly supportive content about One Nation, while also publishing articles defending and promoting mining billionaire Gina Rinehart.
The outlet’s listed editor, Brooke Mercer, has bylines on more than 150 articles, but ABC NEWS Verify said it could find no evidence that the person exists. After the ABC sought comment through One News Australia’s official email address, the website said Brooke Mercer was a unified masthead byline used to protect writers’ safety and privacy. The site also says it uses AI tools, with each article reviewed by a human editor.
Company records list James Mathew Winders as the director of One News Australia. ABC NEWS Verify reported that Winders is also a co-director of three companies with Lisa Campanaro, and that Biohax Australia, a company directed by Campanaro, shares an address with One News Australia. The Facebook pages of Biohax Australia and One News Australia have carried at least one identical post about Anthony Albanese.
A spokesperson for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation told ABC NEWS Verify that One News Australia was not affiliated with the party. One News Australia’s website likewise says it receives no funding, grants or financial support from One Nation, other political parties or corporate interest groups, and says its community donations total less than $500. Lisa Campanaro and James Winders did not respond to ABC NEWS Verify’s questions, while attempts to contact One News Australia went unanswered.
