{
  "id": 19898662,
  "title": "Stuart Bonds made ‘racist’ and ‘divisive’ comments. But One Nation is showing no sign of dumping the NSW candidate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/stuart-bonds-made-racist-and-divisive-comments-but-one-nation-is-19898662",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-14T01:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/14/one-nation-nsw-candidate-stuart-bonds-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stuart Bonds, a former coal miner and One Nation upper house candidate, faced widespread criticism for allegedly making racist and divisive comments at a Sydney anti-immigration rally. The rally featured Bonds claiming that \"we are being demographically replaced inside our own nation\" by mass migration and asserting that the \"socialist plan is to destroy and bring down the fabric of your civilisation\". His comments came amid the \"great replacement theory\", a far-right conspiracy theory alleging that white westerners are being replaced by non-white immigrants. Despite the backlash, One Nation has shown no signs of removing Bonds from the ticket for the 2027 New South Wales state election. The party did, however, disendorse a lower-house candidate from Victoria for an old social media post depicting Hitler as the \"Greatest of All Time\" (GOAT). In an interview with ABC Upper Hunter, Bonds defended his remarks by citing Australian Bureau of Statistics data showing a rising proportion of Australians born overseas, from 10% in 1945 to 32% in 2025. However, he failed to mention that this was the highest proportion recorded in the 1891 data. Opposition parties, including NSW Labor and the Coalition, condemned the comments, with NSW Labor premier Chris Minns calling them \"frankly outrageous and racist\". Opposition leader Kellie Sloane stated that Bonds' language was \"clearly divisive\", though she did not rule out a confidence and supply arrangement with One Nation after the March state election. The Australian Financial Review reported that many of her MPs privately expect the party to form a coalition with One Nation. With the Coalition polling behind One Nation, Bonds could become a potentially influential figure in the upcoming election.",
  "summary": "The former coalminer’s claim Australians are being ‘demographically replaced’ sparked wide criticism, but his party has shown no signs of dumping him Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In a Facebook video from a Sydney anti-immigration rally on Sunday, as a man dressed like a medieval knight watches on, One Nation leader upper house candidate Stuart Bonds launches into a…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}