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Former South Australian Senator Cory Bernardi has been unveiled as the latest high-profile One Nation recruit, as Pauline Hanson's political outfit looks to gain ground in South Australia. Mr Bernardi will lead the party's upper house ticket at the March state election, today vowing to take the fight to the State Government and offer an alternative opposition.

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00:00A new party and a new leader for a familiar political figure.
00:07You're right beside me here, mate.
00:09Six years after he left the Senate, Corey Bernardi is back,
00:13named One Nation's lead upper house candidate at the March state election.
00:17We will be the strongest voice of opposition that this government has ever faced.
00:23The party has vowed to run in every lower house seat,
00:26as well as a full ticket in the upper house.
00:29Their new SA leader, joined by Pauline Hanson.
00:32Hello, guys.
00:33And supporters taking aim at the government.
00:36I'm warning Labor now. You're on notice. We are coming for your seats.
00:42And gunning for the Liberals, Mr Bernardi's former party.
00:46I'd love to be the official opposition in this state.
00:48The media conference turning hostile when supporters pushed back on a line of questioning.
00:53What's your agenda? What is your agenda?
00:55One Nation won just over 6% of the primary vote in SA at last year's federal election,
01:02with its strongest results coming in outer suburban and regional areas.
01:06The party has surged in the polls since then.
01:10But even after today's announcement, the current government and opposition say their focus is elsewhere.
01:16If I spent all my time commenting on when Liberals quit the Liberals to fight against the Liberals,
01:22it'd be all I do.
01:23I'm not a commentator. I'm a participant in politics,
01:26and I'm putting forward policies, Liberal Party policies,
01:29that I think will really turn the dial for the state of South Australia, and that's my focus.
01:34A political comeback and a plan to upend the status quo.
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