Stuart Bonds made ‘racist’ and ‘divisive’ comments. But One Nation is showing no sign of dumping the NSW candidate

Stuart Bonds, One Nation’s lead upper-house candidate for the 2027 New South Wales election, has drawn widespread criticism after saying Australians are being “demographically replaced” by mass migration. The remarks echo a far-right conspiracy theory and have been called racist and divisive by Labor and Coalition leaders, while raising questions about One Nation’s influence and possible post-election negotiations.

Bonds repeated similar claims at a rally and on a podcast, and defended his position by pointing to the rising share of Australians born overseas, which reached 32% in 2025; the article notes it was 32.4% in 1891. NSW parliament censured him, but One Nation has shown no sign of removing him from its ticket, despite disendorsing a Victorian candidate over an old post praising Hitler. The Coalition says it will not form a coalition with One Nation but has not ruled out working with it if parliament is hung.