One Nation to Field Candidates Across Victoria at November Election

Pickering, tapped by Pauline Hanson to head the party's state team, warned Victorians the "noose is tightening" in a September 2024 Facebook post. He argued Melbourne's public transport hubs and high-rise apartments were part of a plot to "control all aspects of your life. Experts warn such amplification by politicians can lend conspiracy theories legitimacy.

One Nation plans to field candidates across Victoria at the November election. Pickering, now the candidate for Pakenham, shared screenshots as proof of a "concerted effort" by the UN and World Economic Forum to "dictate" policy. He called the cashless economy and digital IDs "ultimate tools of control" and said Victorians couldn't "push back" against a "tyrannical dictatorship.

The 15-minute city concept, a decade-old urban planning idea, was recast during COVID as a government plot to restrict movement. Fact checkers found no evidence of permit requirements or tracking.