12:00a.m. 17th November 2008

| By Rae Wilson

One Nation (founded by Pauline Hanson in 1997) held its AGM at Wises farm Maroochydore. Pictured here, MP Rosa Lee Long gives a speech. Photo: Jason Dougherty/ 179435

Political party One Nation is already canvassing potential Sunshine Coast candidates for next year’s state election.

One Nation state executive member Peter Wise, who yesterday was meeting with a potential Coast candidate, said the number of candidates and where they would stand across Queensland had not been finalised.

“We don’t anticipate choosing candidates for every seat but we will definitely be fielding One Nation candidates in the next state election,” he said.

Mr Wise, who on Saturday hosted One Nation’s annual general meeting, at Wises Farm in Maroochydore, said the party was “buoyed” by renewed interest in its philosophies, including protecting Australian jobs and the Australian lifestyle.

“People are getting pretty nervous about the world economy and life in Australia,” he said. “They start to hurt, start to look for answers and start to doubt the ones running the show.

“We believe we’re in for a major recession in Australia and as people start to hurt, we’re feeling it in One Nation already with renewed interest in the party.”

Mr Wise said key issues raised at Saturday’s meeting included globalisation, recycled drinking water and the Traveston dam proposal.

“We’re pretty buoyed up that our policies have been correct all along,” he said.

“We believe we’re starting to be vindicated now that globalisation hasn’t worked in Australia’s interests.

“We’re 100% against this outrageous recycling of sewage. We don’t believe it’s necessary at this point in time.

“It could be a total Armageddon last resort, but it should be held in limbo until then. We’re also dead against the Traveston dam.

“One avenue they should look at is tapping water before it runs into the sea off Fraser Island.”