Newman favours Coalition deal if NSW election delivers no majority

One Nation's state leader outlines his governing preference while facing questions about public expenses, bullying allegations and his party's reputation.

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0:41Newman rejects a single-issue description of One Nation and presents his finance background as a qualification.
2:12Andaloro questions trade commissioner expenses; Newman defends the spending, then denies bullying allegations.
4:38Newman links leaving his Japan posting and entering politics to frustration with public service culture.
5:35Payroll tax cuts for businesses form part of Newman's pitch to Western Sydney.
6:37Newman rejects accusations of racism; the conversation then turns to One Nation's candidate recruitment.
8:20In a minority-government scenario, Newman says One Nation would favour working with the Coalition over Labor.

Mike Newman says One Nation would prefer working with the Liberal-National Coalition rather than Chris Minns' Labor government if New South Wales' election produces a minority government.

That preference comes near the end of an interview with 7NEWS Australia, the Seven Network's Australian news service. State political editor Sarina Andaloro questions Newman about both his pitch for office and his record as a senior trade commissioner, ahead of the March 2027 state election.

Newman, an investment banker who became One Nation's NSW leader in August, is standing in Cessnock. He rejects the idea that the party offers only a single issue, emphasising his finance background and proposing payroll tax cuts for businesses as part of his appeal to Western Sydney.

His explanation for entering politics centres on frustration with public service culture during his posting in Japan. The phrase in the video's title, "I know too much", comes as he describes deciding to run and wanting to reform government.

Andaloro also presents documents obtained through a parliamentary process concerning expenses from his trade commissioner role. Newman defends the spending and argues that the parties behind the disclosure motion wanted damaging material about him. Asked about bullying allegations, he denies them and describes the demanding corporate environments in which he has worked. He says he received no formal review during nearly three years as senior trade commissioner.

The questioning extends to whether Newman or One Nation is racist. He rejects that characterisation, pointing to his multicultural family, and downplays past controversies involving the party's founder, Pauline Hanson. He also discusses candidate selection following what the interview describes as 900 applications.

For readers outside Australia, his closing preference concerns the state's two main governing alternatives: Minns' Labor administration and the Liberal-National alliance. Newman signals which he would rather work with, without announcing a negotiated agreement.