# One Nation names investment banker Mike Newman as NSW leader

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-27 23:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/28/mike-newman-one-nation-nsw-leader-election-cessnock-candidate-ntnwfb

> One Nation has named investment banker Mike Newman as its New South Wales leader and candidate for Cessnock in the March 2027 state election. Newman said his Japanese wife meant he did not believe the party was racist, and said its plan was to “get rid of wokery”.