As reported in the Mercury by Sue Bailey, Lee Hanson has officially kicked off One Nation’s expansion into Tasmania, and the response from locals has been nothing short of outstanding.

Tasmanians are stepping forward in strong numbers to help register One Nation, with branches already active in Bass, Lyons and Franklin, and more on the way in Clark and Braddon. The required statutory declarations are rolling in, despite a registration process that Lee rightly says is intrusive and heavy-handed.

What stands out is who is backing the move. Everyday Tasmanians from across the spectrum, including former Labor and Greens voters, who feel let down by the system and are hungry for real representation and real change.

Lee is planning early. She is already working nationally with One Nation, sits on the party’s executive, and is being contacted daily by Tasmanians desperate for help navigating bureaucracy, cost-of-living pressures, housing stress, youth crime, government overreach, and what many see as ideological nonsense being pushed into schools.

Even without a parliamentary title, Lee is doing the work. Listening, advising, showing up, and backing communities that feel ignored.

As a working mum raising two young boys, she makes it clear this isn’t a vanity project or a short-term play. It’s about putting in the hard yards, staying visible between elections, and building something grounded in the community, not Canberra bubble thinking.

The message from Tasmania is loud and clear. People are fed up, they want their voice back, and they’re choosing One Nation because it’s actually listening.